Ofqual has announced plans to include extra scrutiny over the standards of new A-level maths papers, examining the levels of difficulty the papers currently test.
According to research by the Skills Funding Agency, businesses place apprentices at the heart of their plans to rise to the top and claim recruiting the right people is an essential step to helping them grow.
According to figures published by the Department for Education (DfE), the proportion of young people in education and training across England has risen.
According to data from exams watchdog Ofqual, just 66 of 156 specifications have been accredited, leaving 58 per cent of exam papers still in draft form.
Pupils who attend private schools receive the equivalent of two extra years of education by the time they are 16 compared to their state school peers, new research suggests.
According to research conducted by the University of Derby, children who are closer to nature often achieve better results in their Key Stage 2 tests, compared to those who are less connected.
Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has voiced concerns about the declining secondary school performance and pupil attainment in Liverpool, Manchester and surrounding areas.
According to research conducted by the University of Loughborough, students who achieve a B in A-level maths today would only have secured an E in the 1960s.
The campaign group, Read On. Get On. has warned that around 26,000 children are at risk of leaving Welsh primary schools unable to read, over the next five years.
The Scottish Secondary Teacher’s Association (SSTA) has called for a review of ‘unrelenting internal assessments’, which pupils face, claiming the practice could be linked to rising rates of self-harm among teenagers.
