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The foreign language that is now the most popular among GCSE students

The overall number of entries for this summer’s exams for both GCSEs and A-levels has decreased

The Independent UK

Spanish overtakes French as most popular foreign language GCSE, figures suggest

Ofqual has published the provisional number of entries for GCSEs, AS and A-levels in England for this summer’s exam series.

Evening Standard

Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levels

The Guardian - UK

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Fewer GCSE exams proposed in Labour’s curriculum review – but Sats to stay

Interim report for schools in England to also recommend more emphasis on digital and media literacy, sustainability and climate science

The Guardian - UK

Curriculum and assessment review to consider reducing number of GCSE exams

The interim report sets out the areas of focus for its final report which will make recommendations to the Government in the autumn.

Evening Standard

Bridget Phillipson tells critics to ‘leave London for a change’ to see scale of schools crisis as reform row escalates

The education secretary has become embroiled in a war of words over her school reforms

The Independent UK

Primary Sats ‘working well’ but Gove’s Ebacc needs scrutiny, review chief says

Curriculum chair satisfied with tests in year 6 and year 2 and says system performing well despite Covid setbacks

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EBacc limiting pupils’ access to vocational and arts subjects, review chief says

Prof Becky Francis, chairwoman of the Government’s curriculum and assessment review, said national assessments and qualifications are ‘working well’.

Evening Standard

‘Worse than the Tories’: cultural figures question Labour plans for arts in schools

Government must scrap English baccalaureate to make arts more accessible to working-class children, critics say

The Guardian - UK

Primary school pupils should not have to sit ‘high-pressure’ tests – union

The current curriculum and assessment system is ‘outdated and unfit’, the leader of the largest education union in the UK has said.

Evening Standard

GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak

The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with increases of 2.9% and 6.2% from last year respectively.

The Conversation

Education secretary warns of ‘baked-in’ inequality in English school system

Bridget Phillipson says she is determined to reduce attainment gap as teenagers anticipate A-level results

The Guardian - UK

Why UK government policies have failed to recruit enough teachers for years

England has faced years of teacher shortages, especially in some secondary subjects such as maths, science and technology. Successive governments have tried – and failed – to address these shortages.

The Conversation

Fewer pupils in England studying drama and media at GCSE and A-level

Figures show statistics, computing, physics and maths have risen in popularity and languages bouncing back

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House of Lords report on secondary education is well-intentioned but wrong

Letter: The reason why most pupils in fee-paying schools do well is because they have access to resources, says Michael Young

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on secondary education: the Lords are right – one size doesn’t fit all

Editorial: An overly prescriptive and narrow curriculum is failing too many pupils at English schools

The Guardian - UK

The Ruth Perry tragedy must mark the end of Ofsted’s reign of fear

The bullying of schools stifles recruitment and condemns children to pressure-cooker learning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Peers call for urgent overhaul of secondary education in England

Lords report says there is too much learning by rote and many key Tory changes should be reversed

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The Guardian - UK

PE is essential for pupils’ wellbeing

If it wants to avert the obesity crisis, the next government must put physical education firmly back on the curriculum

The Independent UK

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

The Independent UK

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester is revolutionising technical education – whether London likes it or not

Government disdain for our region’s new baccalaureate proves that it knows little about what our young people need, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The Conversation

Manchester Baccalaureate: how the proposed vocational GCSE route would work – and the pitfalls it must avoid

From September 2024, GCSE pupils in Greater Manchester may be able to embark on a educational pathway created specifically for them. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, announced his plans to introduce a Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) in May 2023 and a public consultation on the plans has recently closed.

Manchester Evening News

Education Secretary tells Andy Burnham his Manchester Baccalaureate plan won't happen

Senior Tory says Greater Manchester doesn't have the power to change the core subjects pupils can choose

Manchester Evening News

The new qualification that could land you a £60,000-a-year job with no debt – but is it all it's cracked up to be?

Andy Burnham wants to transform the technical education system

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