Rishi Sunak plans major reform of A-levels
1 year, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak plans major reform of A-levels

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is considering a major reform of A-levels to ensure children study more subjects in sixth form. The Prime Minister wants a new “British Baccalaureate” as part of a move towards a more continental-style system of education. The proposed reforms would see English and maths becoming compulsory until the age of 18, alongside a requirement that children study a wider range of subjects in post-16 education. “A-level reform is a critical part of it.” The Prime Minister has described education as the “silver bullet” in public policy that could improve lives and said it was the “single most important reason why I came into politics”.

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Labour set to water down Rishi Sunak’s ‘maths to 18’ pledge
1 year, 2 months ago

Labour set to water down Rishi Sunak’s ‘maths to 18’ pledge

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Labour is planning to water down Rishi Sunak’s “maths to 18” pledge to focus on numeracy in primary schools. Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, will announce plans on Wednesday to tackle the “chronic cultural problem with maths” by making sure it is taught better to children from a younger age. In a speech to the Labour Party conference in …

Sunak scraps A-levels and reveals new ‘Advanced British Standard’
1 year, 2 months ago

Sunak scraps A-levels and reveals new ‘Advanced British Standard’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Rishi Sunak has …

Sunak scraps A-levels and pledges to end ‘rip-off degrees’
1 year, 2 months ago

Sunak scraps A-levels and pledges to end ‘rip-off degrees’

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A-levels will be scrapped and replaced with a qualification that combines academic and technical skills under Conservative plans to overhaul the education system, Rishi Sunak has announced. The new standard will bring A-levels and T-levels into a single qualification, creating “parity of esteem between academic and technical” skills, he said. Mr Sunak also said that pupils will spend at least …

What are Rishi Sunak’s A-level reforms and what does it mean for students?
1 year, 3 months ago

What are Rishi Sunak’s A-level reforms and what does it mean for students?

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Why I moved my kids to an international school to escape A-levels and study the ‘Bac’
1 year, 3 months ago

Why I moved my kids to an international school to escape A-levels and study the ‘Bac’

The Independent  

There are rumblings that Rishi Sunak is determined to vastly overhaul our current A-level system, and replace it with International Baccalaureate curriculum favoured in Europe. The new primary school had recently become a “feeder” for a secondary school that offers the IB curriculum. I wouldn’t say I made it a mission to send my kids to a school teaching the …

Rishi Sunak ‘planning A-level reform to establish British Baccalaureate’
1 year, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak ‘planning A-level reform to establish British Baccalaureate’

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to several papers, including The Times and The Telegraph, the substantial A-level reform …

Rishi Sunak’s ‘Maths Reform’ Isn't So Much About India As Political Engineering
1 year, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s ‘Maths Reform’ Isn't So Much About India As Political Engineering

The Quint  

According to a 2021-2022 government study on the percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in Maths and English, the highest performers are Asians, among whom Indians are at 72.4%, followed by Bangladeshis at 60.6% and Pakistanis at 50.3%. In 2011, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair set up a task force to recommend a way forward for …

Rishi Sunak to make maths compulsory for pupils until age 18
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak to make maths compulsory for pupils until age 18

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Rishi Sunak will unveil plans to make it compulsory to study some form of maths until the age of 18, in a drive to ensure the UK rivals the best education systems in the world. “And it’s the single most important reason why I came into politics: to give every child the highest possible standard of education.” He will praise …

Simon Pegg has furious response to Rishi Sunak’s plan to make pupils study Maths
1 year, 11 months ago

Simon Pegg has furious response to Rishi Sunak’s plan to make pupils study Maths

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I don’t regret dropping maths – Rishi Sunak should have more faith in teenagers
1 year, 11 months ago

I don’t regret dropping maths – Rishi Sunak should have more faith in teenagers

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