News archive for 12th August 2017

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Slump in number of pupils studying technical subjects - Scotsman Wrong A-level choices prevent poorer students gaining elite university places - Guardian Music exam board accused of 'dumbing down' with multiple choice questions - Telegraph Durand Academy's special measures Ofsted report quashed by the High Court - Times Educational Supplement | TES Do schools matter less than we think? - The Learning Spy The new GCSE grades just signal more overly-politicised and largely pointless change - Times Educational Supplement | TES School asked pupils to ‘spy’ on teachers and report back to senior staff - Metro How to apply to university through clearing - Guardian Clearing: how to avoid the short straw - Guardian 'They’re not taking much time off': more than half of teachers reading books about education over summer - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ten years on, how has the financial crisis changed universities? - Times Higher Education | THE Boys to narrow A-level gender gap after major reforms, expert claims - Mail Secret Teacher: multi-academy trusts want machines not mentors - Guardian For students with additional needs, universities are there to help - Guardian School uses pupils as 'secret shoppers' to snoop on teachers in lessons and give anonymous feedback - Mail 'Free for all' at universities as number of unconditional places being given to students doubles at top institutions - Mail Boys’ A-level performance set to rise this year, predicts academic - Schools Week A-level results day 2017: Boys could rival girls for top grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES University entry is a ‘free for all’ - Times Teach First calls on government to delay fast-track teaching course - Herald Scotland