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The examinations watchdog has announced it will conduct a major reassessment of the GCSE system and could potentially overhaul the way exams are graded...
Posted on 18/05/2012 - [Read More...]
A new report published by the education watchdog has urged schools to increase the amount of music being played in lessons after inspections judged the standard of music lessons to be inadequate...
Posted on 02/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the 'inadequate' ICT curriculum is to be scrapped in favour of more rigorous and stimulating computer science courses...
Posted on 11/01/2012 - [Read More...]
The former director of the national curriculum has hit out the examinations system, saying continuous testing erodes children's enjoyment of education...
Posted on 04/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Following the publication of a major review into the National Curriculum, education secretary Michael Gove has announced that reforms will be postponed until 2014 ahead of a widespread consultation...
Posted on 03/01/2012 - [Read More...]
The government has said that IT teaching in England needs to be better suited to modern technology and needs...
Posted on 29/11/2011 - [Read More...]
A survey of 14 to 18-year-olds by a youth sexual healthy charity has revealed that the majority of pupils would like more input into the content of SRE lessons...
Posted on 13/10/2011 - [Read More...]
The EBacc is encouraging study of core subjects, according to the Department for Education....
Posted on 31/08/2011 - [Read More...]
Girls have outperformed boys in this year's GCSEs....
Posted on 26/08/2011 - [Read More...]
Some 34 pupils in Scotland received incorrect marks on their Highers....
Posted on 12/08/2011 - [Read More...]
