Times 21/03/10
FOR the sleepy teenager it could be the perfect excuse. An experiment that allows pupils to stay in bed for an extra hour in the morning has boosted exam results and slashed absenteeism.
Telegraph 19/03/10
They should be given the freedom to adopt alternative qualifications better suited to pupils’ needs as part of a radical overhaul of the education system in England, it is claimed.
BBC News 19/3/10
A rising number of teachers are worried about the quality of A-level marking, a report by England’s exams watchdog suggests.
Times 07/03/10
THE new children’s commissioner has said school pupils should sit no more than eight GCSEs, because too many tests are making them ill.
BBC News 05/02/10
Figures released to the BBC by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have indicated that cheating on exams has escalated among candidates.
Guardian 26/01/10
Biology exam for new curriculum bore no relevance to specimen papers, pupils say
BBC News >> 26/01/10
Teachers’ unions in England are to ballot members on a boycott of this year’s Sats tests for 11 year olds.
BBC News 15/01/10
Independent schools are turning from modular A-levels towards traditional ones where all papers are taken after two years, a survey suggests.
Guardian 15/01/10
Fears have been raised of a widening gulf between state and private schools after research published today reveals that increasing numbers of independent schools are shunning GCSEs and A-levels to offer exams they believe are more academically testing and likely to impress universities and employers.
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