News archive for 15th August 2019

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A level results 2019 - EPI Stormzy funding two more Cambridge University places - BBC Number of students accepted to university drops this year - Metro Stormzy to back Cambridge scholarships for black students for second year - Independent Guide to AS and A level results for England, 2019 - Ofqual Government welcomes more pupils studying science - DfE Record number of disadvantaged students off to university - UCAS A-level results day 2019: Tes podcast - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why your degree is all about the money - Independent A-levels: Students celebrate results - BBC Reformed A levels have been 'big strain' - Times Educational Supplement | TES How to tackle pupil 'apathy' after unconditional offers - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day: ‘It’s what follows that matters’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level maths grades probe about 'justice', say heads - Times Educational Supplement | TES Is ignorance really bliss when it comes to FE? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Anti-knife crime campaign targets young people through takeaway chicken - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Poorer young people increasingly shun university - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Announcing Fulbright Awards for UK citizens 2020-21 - Fulbright Commission A Level results day - AoC comment - AoC | Association of Colleges A level results day - a leap of faith? - Sutton Trust Withdrawal of funding from pre-existing qualifications - AoC's statement - AoC | Association of Colleges A-Level results 2019: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab A level language results highlight gender imbalance - British Council A-Level results 2019: Looking into the fall in top grades awarded - FFT Education Datalab Fostering self-regulated learning in students - Learning Scientists Social class still stops too many pupils from fulfilling their A-level potential | Mary Richardson - Guardian NASUWT comments on A-Level results in Northern Ireland - NASUWT NASUWT comments on A-Level results in Wales - NASUWT ASCL Cymru comment on A-level results 2019 - ASCL ASCL comment on A-level results 2019 - ASCL NASUWT comments on A-Level results - NASUWT A level results congratulations! - GSA A Levels: Bursaries & partnerships make a difference - GSA CBI responds to A-Level results day - CBI A level entry patterns: How much influence did the Russell Group’s list of facilitating subjects have? - NFER Today’s A Level results - A positive news story for Wales - National Education Union A-Level results - National Education Union Celebrities call for more creative education in schools - BBC Practical and useful research? First, sort out the theory - BERA A level results day 2019: the data - Wonkhe Stormzy to fund two more Cambridge students - Guardian Agreement strengthens ties between UK and US mathematical sciences researchers - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) British A-level pupils get lowest number of A* and A grades in 12 years - Mail For the many, not the few? Labour’s emerging higher education policy platform - Wonkhe A-Level results in Bridgend: How every school and college performed - Wales Online 'A bit crazy': students and university staff on A-level results day - Guardian Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for A-levels - Telegraph Secondary school league table: Search for the top schools for A-level results - Telegraph Above the law: the academic who interviews hitmen - Times Higher Education | THE A-level results: How schools and colleges in Neath Port Talbot performed - Wales Online Number of students taking arts A-levels continues to fall - Mail A-level results in Carmarthenshire: How every school and college performed - Wales Online West Kent and Ashford College to go into administration - Times Educational Supplement | TES We must ratchet down the macho language of 'difficulty' - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: Has 'stretch' really squeezed grades? - Times Educational Supplement | TES A level results day: FE sector pleas for more funding - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day 2019: AS-level entries down by 56% - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day 2019: Key points - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day 2019: Top grades fall to their lowest level in more than a decade - Telegraph A-level results 2019: Business studies - Schools Week A-level agony: What to do if your results are a surprise - BBC Girls achieve more top A-level grades than boys - Mail Yes, university admissions need an overhaul – but it's easier said than done - Guardian A-level results in Cardiff and the Vale: How every school and college performed - Wales Online A-Level results shock: Students with just 13% correct answers handed passes - Express Students can get up to tens of thousands of pounds a year in benefits and grants to help with university costs - The Sun Brexit and climate change said to be behind surge in politics A-level - Schools Week GCSE reforms fail to boost A-level English and maths - Guardian Boris Johnson vows to give schools ‘powers they need to deal with bad behaviour’ - Schools Week A-level results 2019: English language and literature - Schools Week A-level results 2019: Chemistry - Schools Week More needs to be done for BAME applicants at top universities, says student - Mail Number of students gaining top A-level grades falls - Financial Times A-level results day: The top 10 funniest moments - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results 2019: Role models boost girls' science - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day 2019: Politics entries boom - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pedagogy focus: Socratic questioning - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exam boards ‘confident’ in maths A-level grades as investigation launched - Schools Week Second college to go through insolvency regime - FE Week A-level results 2019: LIVE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofqual investigating A level maths grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: A* grades drop to six-year low - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: Spanish overtakes French - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: Girls tip gender balance in science - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: Girls overtake boys on top grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: English and maths entries decline - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sir Lenny Henry and Adwoa Aboah call for more arts education in schools - Independent A-levels: What subjects are students dropping and why? - BBC Drop in top A and A* grades as thousands of students get A-level results - Evening Standard A-level results 2019: drop in proportion of top grades – live - Guardian A-level results 2019: Subject tables - Schools Week A-level results 2019: Maths - Schools Week A-level results today see number of students getting A grade fall to 12-year low despite exams getting easier - The Sun Jisc and Sigfox seek partners to show how connecting small things makes a big difference - Jisc A-level results day 2019: Number of students awarded A or A* grades at 12-year low - Mirror A-level results day 2019: more girls than boys study science for the first time - Times A-level results 2019: Spanish overtakes French as most popular language - Schools Week A-level results 2019: Girls overtake boys for first time ever in science - Schools Week Pupils step into the future as new Cumbernauld Academy opens its doors - Scotsman Female students outnumber males in A-level science entries - Guardian A-level grade boundaries 2019 released for AQA, CEA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR - Mirror A-level results day 2019: need to know dates and information - Times Educational Supplement | TES Eyes down! It’s A-level results day bingo - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results 2019: Top grades in England slump to lowest level in 12 years - Schools Week A-level results 2019: 5 key trends in England’s data - Schools Week A-level results in Wales see highest-ever number of A*s - Wales Online A-levels: Dip in top grades as thousands get results - BBC A-level results 2018 - live blog - FE Week A-levels are tough enough – but they’re made harder for pupils with disabilities | Frances Ryan - Guardian WJEC A-level grade boundaries 2019 explained - Wales Online A-level results: 'Don't let your grades define you' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Clearing 2019 guide: How to get a university course place on A-level results day - Independent A-level results day and university clearing - live: Top grades drop to lowest proportion in decade as numbers going to university fall - Independent A-level results day: More girls take science A-levels than boys for first time ever - Independent “I felt like I’d failed”: how it feels to turn down university - New Statesman A-level maths students only needed to get half the answers right for an A - Metro Education Secretary wishes pupils good luck with A level results - DfE Dear Ofqual… - HEPI Share your reaction and experiences on A-level results day 2019 - Guardian A level results day – a leap of faith? - Sutton Trust Knowing the right people more important than a university degree - Sutton Trust Number of students who think going to university is important drops, survey finds - Independent A levels: Doubling in pupils who say uni is not important - Times Educational Supplement | TES Edinburgh youth climate activists fight school strike ban - Herald Scotland A-level grade boundaries explained: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA - Metro Schoolchildren less convinced of importance of university - Times Higher Education | THE International and postgraduate fees survey 2019 - Times Higher Education | THE A-level results day 2019: Grades, analysis, reaction and clearing updates - Wales Online A-level results 2019: Key questions - BBC 'Don't break yourself over a letter on a piece of paper' - BBC Dental surgeons urge England's schools to go sugar-free - BBC A-levels: Anxious wait over for thousands of pupils - BBC A-level results: 'I didn't go to uni and I love what I do' - BBC Young people more sceptical of need to go to university, poll finds - Guardian Williamson thanks teachers for hard work on A-level results days - Schools Week Future beckons as eagerly anticipated A-level results published - Mail A-level maths pupils need only 14% to pass this year - Times Universities must make student transfers easier, says Office for Students - Times Student suing Cambridge over pressure to drop sex pest complaint - Times Irish schools fixed in time for new term - Times