This year’s GCSE results remind us that inequality is rife under the Tories
3 years, 7 months ago

This year’s GCSE results remind us that inequality is rife under the Tories

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Inequalities that mean students on free school meals were less than half as likely to achieve a top grade at GCSE as their peers. Their failure to act quickly to get laptops or free school meal vouchers to kids who needed them, to get a plan in place for exams in 2020 and 2021, or to put in place the Covid security measures, like ventilation systems, to keep children learning in school, shows not just incompetence but a callous disregard for children’s futures. That’s why we’ve set out a bold recovery plan which would provide new opportunities for every child and young person to learn, socialise and develop.

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Mind the Gap: ASER survey finds the kids are (more than) alright
2 months ago

Mind the Gap: ASER survey finds the kids are (more than) alright

Hindustan Times  

There’s a lot to be happy, and hopeful, about the latest ASER or Annual Status of Education Report that has since 2005 measured Indian schoolchildren’s ability in reading, writing and arithmetic. The nationwide household survey of 649,491 children in 15,728 schools in 605 districts across 29 states finds that children are not just back to pre-pandemic levels of learning, but …

A-level results: Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ inequalities
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A-level results: Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ inequalities

The Independent  

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Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ inequalities as A-level results loom
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ inequalities as A-level results loom

The Independent  

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Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’
1 year, 5 months ago

Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’

The Independent  

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GCSE results: Private and grammar schools suffer sharpest drop in top grades as attainment gap narrows with return to pre-Covid marking
1 year, 7 months ago

GCSE results: Private and grammar schools suffer sharpest drop in top grades as attainment gap narrows with return to pre-Covid marking

Daily Mail  

Private and grammar schools today led a fall in the proportion of top GCSE grades this year as the Government tries to get marking back to pre-pandemic levels. At private schools, 46.6 per cent of students achieved the top grades - at least a 7 or an A - this year, which was down 6.5 percentage points on last year's …

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted
1 year, 7 months ago

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

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy Around 300,000 fewer top GCSE grades could be awarded this …

Biggest drop in top A-level results as Tories accused of ‘exacerbating’ class divide
1 year, 7 months ago

Biggest drop in top A-level results as Tories accused of ‘exacerbating’ class divide

The Independent  

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Learning loss for disadvantaged pupils ‘greater’ than peers, says watchdog
2 years, 2 months ago

Learning loss for disadvantaged pupils ‘greater’ than peers, says watchdog

The Independent  

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. Pupils’ learning loss is generally reducing following school shutdowns due to Covid-19, the NAO …

Gap between poorer students and classmates ‘grows by largest amont on record’
2 years, 3 months ago

Gap between poorer students and classmates ‘grows by largest amont on record’

The Independent  

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Poorer children still lagging behind ‘at same rate as decade ago’
2 years, 4 months ago

Poorer children still lagging behind ‘at same rate as decade ago’

The Independent  

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Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results
2 years, 7 months ago

Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results

The Independent  

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Labour accuses Tories of ‘failing our children’ ahead of GCSE results day
2 years, 7 months ago

Labour accuses Tories of ‘failing our children’ ahead of GCSE results day

The Independent  

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Labour accuses Tories of ‘failing our children’ ahead of GCSE results day
2 years, 7 months ago

Labour accuses Tories of ‘failing our children’ ahead of GCSE results day

The Independent  

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A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid

The Independent  

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This government owes A-level students a big apology after Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

This government owes A-level students a big apology after Covid

The Independent  

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Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker
3 years ago

Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker

The Independent  

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Government must throw ‘kitchen sink’ at schools’ catch-up as GCSE results show ‘worrying’ divide
3 years, 7 months ago

Government must throw ‘kitchen sink’ at schools’ catch-up as GCSE results show ‘worrying’ divide

The Independent  

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GCSE results day 2021: Live updates as Labour says poorer children ‘abandoned’ by government
3 years, 7 months ago

GCSE results day 2021: Live updates as Labour says poorer children ‘abandoned’ by government

The Independent  

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Senior Tory brands government handling of schools ‘shambles’ as minister confirms cancellation of GCSEs and A-levels
4 years, 2 months ago

Senior Tory brands government handling of schools ‘shambles’ as minister confirms cancellation of GCSEs and A-levels

The Independent  

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How Covid lockdowns are wiping out the gains made by disadvantaged children
4 years, 3 months ago

How Covid lockdowns are wiping out the gains made by disadvantaged children

The Telegraph  

Social mobility gains that have given a lift to disadvantaged children over the past decade could be wiped out by Covid lockdowns, one of Britain's leading education research bodies has said. Carole Willis, the chief executive of the National Foundation for Educational Research, said its studies showed the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers had increased by almost half …

More pupils attending state schools, government figures show, as lockdown ‘has positive effect’
4 years, 3 months ago

More pupils attending state schools, government figures show, as lockdown ‘has positive effect’

The Independent  

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GCSE and A-levels to be marked more generously next year in light of Covid disruption
4 years, 3 months ago

GCSE and A-levels to be marked more generously next year in light of Covid disruption

The Independent  

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Labour calls for exam changes to make them ‘truly fair to all pupils’ amid Covid disruption
4 years, 4 months ago

Labour calls for exam changes to make them ‘truly fair to all pupils’ amid Covid disruption

The Independent  

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Exam results: Students unhappy with estimated grades seek legal advice about appealing GCSE and A-levels
4 years, 7 months ago

Exam results: Students unhappy with estimated grades seek legal advice about appealing GCSE and A-levels

The Independent  

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Education gap between rich and poor pupils stopped narrowing before pandemic hit UK, study says
4 years, 7 months ago

Education gap between rich and poor pupils stopped narrowing before pandemic hit UK, study says

The Independent  

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GCSE results: Schools minister admits he was warned algorithm might disadvantage poorer pupils - but claims it did not
4 years, 7 months ago

GCSE results: Schools minister admits he was warned algorithm might disadvantage poorer pupils - but claims it did not

The Independent  

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GCSE changes introduced by Tories widen attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers, research suggests
5 years, 3 months ago

GCSE changes introduced by Tories widen attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers, research suggests

The Independent  

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Funding for poorest pupils ‘cut by more than £220m’ in real terms since Tories came to power, figures reveal
5 years, 6 months ago

Funding for poorest pupils ‘cut by more than £220m’ in real terms since Tories came to power, figures reveal

The Independent  

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Nearly 100,000 children leave education without basic qualifications amid shameful rise, children’s commissioner says
5 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 100,000 children leave education without basic qualifications amid shameful rise, children’s commissioner says

The Independent  

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Fewer than one in three headteachers think GCSEs prepare students for work, survey finds
5 years, 11 months ago

Fewer than one in three headteachers think GCSEs prepare students for work, survey finds

The Independent  

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Poorer children now have more spent on their education than middle-class families, IFS report says
6 years, 5 months ago

Poorer children now have more spent on their education than middle-class families, IFS report says

The Independent  

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Poorest students almost three years behind wealthy peers in UK, study finds
6 years, 5 months ago

Poorest students almost three years behind wealthy peers in UK, study finds

The Independent  

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Thousands of students missing from secondary schools before taking GCSEs, report warns
6 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of students missing from secondary schools before taking GCSEs, report warns

The Independent  

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Poorer pupils in England are a whole GCSE grade behind their peers in maths, report finds
6 years, 11 months ago

Poorer pupils in England are a whole GCSE grade behind their peers in maths, report finds

The Independent  

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Tough new GCSE exams risk pupils' mental health, warn school leaders
7 years, 7 months ago

Tough new GCSE exams risk pupils' mental health, warn school leaders

The Independent  

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Schools need 50 years to close attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their richer peers, finds study
7 years, 7 months ago

Schools need 50 years to close attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their richer peers, finds study

The Independent  

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As a teacher, I know that more of us will leave the profession if the Tories win this election
7 years, 9 months ago

As a teacher, I know that more of us will leave the profession if the Tories win this election

The Independent  

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The Tories want to continue sacrificing children's education to fund tax cuts for the wealthy
7 years, 10 months ago

The Tories want to continue sacrificing children's education to fund tax cuts for the wealthy

The Independent  

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Selective schooling has negative impact on UK children, say world education experts
7 years, 11 months ago

Selective schooling has negative impact on UK children, say world education experts

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There is no easy solution to the crisis in British education
11 years, 5 months ago

There is no easy solution to the crisis in British education

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