As Year 11’s take in their final grades, students and parents share their thoughts on studying during a pandemicPupils across the UK have received their GCSE results after a year grappling with online learning and the uncertainty caused by Covid-19.GCS…
GCSE results: pupils achieve record numbers of top grades in England
Thirty per cent of entries gain grades 7 and above – equivalent to A and A* – but rise is well below that in A-levelsRecord numbers of top GCSE grades were awarded to pupils in England but the rise was well below that recorded for the highest A-level g…
Nearly 45% of A-level entries across UK awarded top grades
Schools celebrate record-breaking return for students in year disrupted by pandemicA-level results day – live news and reactionNearly 45% of A-level entries across the UK have been awarded top grades in A-level results, a record-breaking return for stu…
Requiescat in pace: no need to resurrect Latin in schools
Bob Ross is at odds with Tory plans to introduce Latin lessons in state schoolsI had to have a quiet chuckle at the education secretary’s plans to spend £4m on teaching Latin to the sons and daughters of the hoi polloi (Cartoon, 1 August). My first tho…
Dear Gavin Williamson, if Latin is about levelling up, I have other ideas | Michael Rosen
Why not emulate private schools with class sizes, playing fields, music facilities and modern languages?Just as many of us are thinking ahead to winter and a possible next wave of Covid, worrying about whether schools have proper ventilation and what e…
Allegations of ‘toxic’ working environment at top London school
Holland Park school governors launch investigation after 26 former teachers’ claimsGovernors at Holland Park school, a top London academy, have launched an independent investigation into allegations about the school’s “toxic” working environment under …
Latin to be introduced at 40 state secondaries in England
£4m scheme will form part of government effort to counter subject’s reputation as elitistLatin is to be taught at state schools across England in an effort to counter the subject’s reputation as one that is “elitist” and largely at private schools.A £4…
Summer school catch-up classes insufficient, say heads and Labour
Government programme unable to deal with millions of children having missed education due to CovidNearly three-quarters of secondary schools in England are offering activities and catch-up classes for children this summer, according to figures announce…