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Calls for watchdog to investigate delays to BTec results

Further education and sixth form colleges ask why thousands of students have not received grades from exam board Pearson

The Guardian - UK

Thousands more BTec students hit by delays as exam board apologises

Pearson said some 5,700 students registered for the qualification were currently ineligible to receive their grade

The Independent UK

Covid disruption must still be taken into account in 2023 GCSEs, say schools

Calls for mitigation measures to remain come on day 2022 grades show downturn in line with official policy

The Guardian - UK

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Exam results could be broken down into boys, girls and non-binary students

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) said it is ‘looking at this’ possibility.

The Independent UK

Thousands more BTec students told their results may be delayed

Exam board Pearson blames delays to results in England, due on Thursday, on qualification ‘ineligibility’

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of GCSE students face results delay, says Pearson exam board

Pearson said thousands of students are currently "ineligible" to receive their results. It follows delays last week when A-Level students were set to receive their results.

Wales Online

Thousands more students face results delays, warns exam board Pearson

Students across the country are awaiting GCSE grades on Thursday, as well as BTec results.

The Independent UK

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Anger as some Btec students still yet to receive results

The situation has been described as 'completely unacceptable'

Wales Online

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

The exams regulator in England confirmed that while “good progress” was being made, some awarding organisations were still processing results.

The Independent UK

Btec results delay leaves students ‘in limbo’ and unable to confirm university places

Hundreds of students still yet to receive results, exam board confirms

The Independent UK

‘Not good enough’: BTec students left in limbo without results days after they were due to be published

Students left unable to confirm university places, with estimate that thousands are affected by delay

The Independent UK

BTec exam board says sorry after students do not receive results

Some have been left unable to confirm their university offers

Wales Online

Exam board apologises to students still wating for BTec results

The exact number still waiting for news is unknown.

The Independent UK

Pearson plans NFT textbooks for resale profit extortion

Because what else is the blockchain for if not making money in a spectacularly underhanded fashion?

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The Guardian - UK

Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand sales

Evening Standard

Pearson boss eyes NFT textbooks as next revenue stream

The CEO said the company has set up a team dedicating to working on the metaverse.

Miami Herald

Only 3 reviewers said Florida math textbooks violated 'critical race theory' rules. Yet the state rejected dozens

MIAMI — When the Florida Department of Education announced it was rejecting 54 math textbooks, it pointed to a “thorough review” process that found more than half of those books included “prohibited topics,” including critical race theory and social-emotional learning.

The Independent UK

Over half of teachers want to adopt online exams

Exams could go ‘on demand’ rather than whole year groups taking the same paper at once, a major exam board has said.

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The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps’ response to P&O Ferries won’t get its sacked workers their jobs back

New powers will block ferries that pay crews below minimum wage from UK ports, which P&O will probably find acceptable

Evening Standard

FTSE report: Pearson slumps as Apollo walks away and Team17 warns on Ukraine costs

Shares in Pearson slumped to the bottom of the FTSE today after private equity group Apollo said it was no longer interested in a take private bid.

The Guardian - UK

Shares in educational publisher Pearson slump as Apollo pulls out

The company, which was on a steady recovery path, was biggest faller on FTSE 100 on Wednesday

Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key investments, contracts and acquisitions

Notable deals this week include Pearson Engineering, Go-Ahead Group, WhatCulture and Hive Estates

Birmingham Post

Newcastle's Pearson Engineering secures tank contract safeguarding 285 jobs

The firm's Armstrong Works facility will manufacture turrets for the British Army’s Challenger 3 tanks - prompting a £4m investment in machinery

Benzinga

Pearson Shares Soar As It Ditches Apollo's Takeover Offer Second Time

U.K. education publishing group Pearson PLC (NYSE:PSO) refused Apollo Global Management Inc's (NYSE:APO) March 7 takeover proposal for 854.2 pence per share which valued Pearson at £6.5 billion, Bloomberg reports. Previously, Pearson rejected Apollo's November cash offer of 800 pence per share, valuing Pearson at £6.1 billion ($8 billion). Pearson reasoned that the offers significantly…

The Guardian - UK

Shares in education publisher Pearson jump 20% on hopes of private equity bid

Market value increases by nearly £1bn as Apollo considers improved cash offer after £6.4bn deal rejected

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