News archive for 20th August 2019

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GCSE results 2019: Is an E a pass at GCSE - Is a D a pass? - Express New Ofqual test results could change GCSE grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education Secretary visits world-leading research centre - DfE Ofsted is changing how it inspects schools - Ofsted BTECs: Some students to receive 'revised' grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why job-specific courses do students a disservice - Times Educational Supplement | TES Does GCSE maths let down the forgotten third? - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE removes Russell Group EBacc endorsement - Times Educational Supplement | TES T-levels: Top grade in new technical qualification to equal three A*s at A-level - Evening Standard WorldSkills2019 pre-competition: Team UK digs in Kazan - FE Week Top grade in new technical qualifications will be on par with three A*s at A-level - Independent GCSE results day 2019: When is it and what happens next? - Independent GCSE results day guide 2019: When is it and what happens next? - Independent Why you can't find out grade boundaries for most A levels and GCSEs in Wales - Wales Online Early help mental health projects receive funding boost - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The A level gender gap: attainment and entries (1996 – 2018) - EPI Student allocation to maths sets not always based on previous achievement - Best Evidence in Brief Reassessing concerns about school may help improve academic achievement - Best Evidence in Brief UCAS tariff points allocated for T Levels - UCAS DfE ditches statement suggesting top unis support EBacc subjects - Schools Week Tackling sexual violence requires more than victim support - Wonkhe Soul-destroying GCSE resits are a national scandal - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs: 'If only exam marking were more like cricket' - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs: Lack of science ‘safety net’ grades 'unfair' - Times Educational Supplement | TES T levels: distinction will have same Ucas points as 3As - Times Educational Supplement | TES Results of a large randomised controlled trial of growth mindset - Best Evidence in Brief Changes to the inspection of schools in England announced - UKEdChat Unexpected social-emotional benefits from Breakfast in the Classroom - Best Evidence in Brief New T-level study to be worth three A-levels - BBC GCSE results 2019: The who, what, where and how of grade 9s - FFT Education Datalab The new way schools in Wales will be judged on GCSEs this year - Wales Online Pearson will issue ‘revised grades’ for some BTEC pupils who missed re-sit chance - Schools Week Are GCSEs tougher than O-Levels - challenging maths quiz will let you find out - Mirror Pearson: We apologise for not being clear on BTEC changes - but it’s the right call - Schools Week GCSE grade boundaries 2019: How does the numbered grading system work? - Evening Standard Pedagogy focus: Teaching theories - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSE maths not fit for purpose, say 81% of teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES More schoolchildren 'rejecting cigarettes' - BBC Government yet to refund £28m in student loan overpayments - Guardian GCSE results: What not to say to stressed-out students - Times Educational Supplement | TES New GCSEs less accurate, teachers warn - Times Educational Supplement | TES Student Loans Company owes £28,460,095 in over-payments - Metro ‘I don’t blame any teacher for not coming out as gay’ - Guardian Student loan repayments: Tens of thousands owed about £600 due to overpayments, data suggests - Independent ‘He cried and I cried’: the highs and lows of exam results day for teachers - Guardian Let’s replace religious assembly in schools with a ‘thought for the day’ | Laura McInerney - Guardian National Training Scheme expands to three more regions - Times Educational Supplement | TES More than £28million in overpaid student loans unclaimed by graduates - Mirror National retraining scheme - DfE Innovative adult retraining scheme rolled out further - DfE Millions in local investment to support children and young people's mental health - GOV.UK Do employment metrics measure up? - Wonkhe Should arts learning be ‘left to the community’? - BERA Tory ‘rebalancing’ from HE to FE a ‘policy and political project’ - Times Higher Education | THE Want to bring your teaching to life? Take your students for a little walk - Times Higher Education | THE Student loan over-payments of £28m going unclaimed - BBC 10 charts on what happens after GCSEs - BBC Art GCSE back in the picture as employers seek creativity - Times Students owed £28m in loan overpayments - Times