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Record year as more pupils than ever are A-grade stars

27.08.09

Teenagers achieved another record crop of GCSE results today with more than ever awarded the elite A* grade... more

'A record for top grades but does more mean better?'

20.08.09

It has been a year of records. More students than ever have applied to university, more have got the grades they need, and more have been accepted at the first asking.... more

Rocketing pass rates 'prove dumbing-down of A-levels'

17.08.09

Exam pass rates over the past two decades prove that A-levels have been 'dumbed down', academics claimed as the Conservatives announced plans to overhaul school league tables... more

Boys fall into gender gap before they start school

29.07.09

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Half a million children are 'given wrong grade' for Sats

18.03.09

Half a million children are given the wrong grades in school tests every year, an official report suggests... more

Cambridge to take only those with at least 90% in one A level

16.03.09

Pupils hoping to win a place at Cambridge face a tougher task in future after the university announced tighter entry rules... more

Half of pupils leave school unable to read, write or add properly

14.01.09

Half of teenagers left school unable to read, write and add up to the standard expected by employers last year, GCSE results show... more

Borat cultural learnings make better than in UK

09.12.08

England has been beaten by Kazakhstan in a new international league table for education... more

Less than half of 16-year-olds meet key GCSE targets

16.10.08

More teenagers left school this year unable to read, write and add up, figures show... more

Anger as schools are told to drill pupils for SATs

15.10.08

Children face mounting pressure to pass their primary school Sats after the Government told teachers to drill pupils for exams... more

Education

08.10.08

The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods. ... more

City victims of crunch could ease teacher shortage

29.09.08

City workers facing redundancy could help ease a shortage of teachers in London... more

Sats results show decline in writing skills at age seven

28.08.08

Fewer seven year-olds mastered basic writing this year amid fresh evidence of falling standards in primary schools... more

Record crop of As predicted as students wait for their GCSE results

19.08.08

One in five GCSEs is expected to be awarded a grade A or A* this week as teenagers are predicted to get record results... more

Comment: No diplomas please, this system will serve us well for another 50 years

14.08.08

For many young people, today will be one of the best of their lives... more

Outdated A-levels should be axed, says head

11.08.08

Leading schools are ditching "outdated" A-levels in favour of continental- style diplomas, a leading headteacher warned... more

Sharp fall in number of 11-year-olds reaching higher grades in Sats

05.08.08

State schools were accused of failing the brightest children after figures showed a shock fall in the number of 11-year-olds scoring top grades in Sats... more

'Sign for diploma and you'll earn Ł1m'

01.08.08

Teenagers will earn more than £1 million if they agree to sign up for the Government's new school diplomas, according to official advice... more

Darling offers too little, too late to stop exodus

28.07.08

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Marking 'fiddle' has boosted Sats results

10.07.08

The Government has been exaggerating school standards for the last decade because a marking "fiddle" boosted test results for hundreds of thousands of children... more