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Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?

Every year, more pupils are granted special ‘access arrangements’ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the schools keep up? And are some students gaming the system?

The Guardian - UK

Ofqual will ‘take action’ if extra exam time given to private schools is unfair

A higher proportion of independent school pupils are granted 25% extra time to complete their exams than pupils in non-selective state schools.

Evening Standard

AI could be used to help generate exam question papers, Ofqual chief says

Sir Ian Bauckham is the Government’s preferred candidate for the chief regulator at Ofqual.

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Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

Evening Standard

Experts raise concerns over ‘unreliable’ marking of GCSE English

Some high-achieving pupils in England received lower than expected grades that rose after being re-marked

The Guardian - UK

Warning over plans to rollout digital exams across country

Plans have been made for on-screen exams

The Independent UK

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.

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GCSE top grades down on last year as north-south divide in England grows

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland picked up their results on Thursday morning in a year when grades were due to be restored to 2019 levels in all three nations

The Independent UK

Top of the class: London students get best A-level results in the country

The capital saw 31.3 per cent of students awarded an A* or A this year

Evening Standard

RAAC, Covid, cost of living: What will affect A-level grades on results day 2024?

The education secretary has said inequality is ‘baked-in’ to England’s school system

The Independent UK

A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010

Proportion of top grades is best outside Covid crisis but results in Wales and Northern Ireland are down on last year

The Guardian - UK

Backlash over thousands of A-level students at concrete crisis schools denied extra help

Labour MP Mary Foy says the decision not to provide extra consideration for affected pupils is ‘absolutely devastating’

The Independent UK

No extra help for A-level students hit by Raac concrete crisis as results due

More UK A-level students set to get into first choice university than previous years, experts predict

The Independent UK

Has your teen searched for the leaked exam papers online? Amount of students caught 'cheating' has doubled, here's everything you need to know - including consequences

In light of the exam paper leak, Ofqual announce the consequences for those found searching for them. This comes as the number of students found cheating doubles in six years.

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Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty

Celebrities call him ‘amazing’ and fans pay thousands – but what exactly do they get from this self-help guru with an iffy origin story?

The Independent UK

Exam board to offer pupils on-screen English GCSEs by next summer

Up to 125,000 UK students will have the option to take Edexcel’s GCSE English language and English literature exams on-screen for the first time.

Evening Standard

British Sign Language to be introduced in schools as GCSE from 2025

The subject will be available on the syllabus from September 2025

The Guardian - UK

Record 350,000 parents in England fined over term-time holidays with children

DfE data also shows record cases of pupils caught cheating while sitting A-level and GCSE exams

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The Independent UK

GCSE maths and science pupils in England to get Covid exam aids this summer

The Department for Education has asked Ofqual to make arrangements to extend formulae and equation sheets for GCSE exams this year.

The Guardian - UK

Italian and Polish GCSEs to go digital in 2026, says England’s largest exam board

AQA awaits regulator approval for on-screen assessment of reading and listening components

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on GCSE results: this widening gap will blight children’s lives

The growing discrepancies in attainment could have been avoided if ministers had invested sufficient time, energy and money in education

The Independent UK

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results fall in England after anti-grade inflation plans forced through

Top grades down more than four percentage points on last year, leading to disappointment for many pupils

The Independent UK

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE exam results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Pupils ‘will face demoralising cycle of retakes if they fail GCSE exams in maths and English’

Education experts issue warning amid return to pre-pandemic grading standards

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