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- Ken Boston: Big Brother is testing you - The Guardian, Tuesday September 25, 2007
Having transformed the exam industry's efficiency, Ken Boston now plans much more fundamental change, says Peter Wilby Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Online marking of exams 'faulty' - BBC, Saturday September 22, 2007
Increased online marking of exam papers could be linked to rising numbers of inaccurate grades, the National Association of Head Teachers says.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - No limit on A-level resits, watchdog rules - The Guardian, Friday September 21, 2007
Exam boards will continue to allow students to resit A-level modules as often as they like, the government's exams watchdog, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), announced today.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Tesco boss gives Brown basic skills warning - The Guardian, Wednesday September 12, 2007
· Leahy highlights 'failures' in education system · Challenge to India and China 'undermined' Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Dahl beats Rowling as young adults' favourite author - The Guardian, Tuesday September 11, 2007
Roald Dahl remains the most popular children's author among young adults, a survey has found. JK Rowling, whose first Harry Potter book sparked a publishing sensation when it hit the bookshelves 10 years ago, is only the fourth most popular author.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Word search for global schooling - BBC, Friday September 7, 2007
"Garlic", "mayfly" and "home" are among the entries submitted in a bid to find the UK's favourite word.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Heads told to get tough on basics - BBC, Monday September 3, 2007
Head teachers in England are being told to concentrate on the basics of literacy and numeracy and to improve classroom behaviour.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Fall in primary writing standards - Times Educational Supplement, Thursday August 30, 2007
Writing standards among seven-year-olds in England have fallen for the second year in a row, the latest figures show.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Progress needs patience - The Guardian, Thursday August 30, 2007
It will take time for government reforms to reading, writing and maths for seven-year-olds to affect results, says Donald MacLeod Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Examiners lament 'sickeningly violent' GCSE stories - The Times, Sunday August 26, 2007
Examiners have raised concerns over the standard of writing in English GCSEs, with some teenagers producing "sickeningly violent" stories this year....
Ian McNeilly, from the National Association for the Teaching of English, said teachers should be concerned when they come across examples of extremely violent writing. .... "Personally, I would give students the opportunity to write about something else. We have got enough assassins walking the streets, unfortunately, without giving them time in the classroom."Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - GCSE essays 'sickeningly violent' - BBC, Saturday August 25, 2007
Examiners have raised concerns over the amount of "sickeningly violent" content in students' creative coursework for their English GCSEs.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Record numbers of top GCSE passes - The Guardian, Thursday August 23, 2007
A record number of pupils received top grades in their GCSEs today, but their improved achievement comes amid fears that many school leavers lack the skills to survive in the workplace. [...] But employers and unions are calling for urgent curriculum changes to prevent 16-year-olds leaving school without basic numeracy, literacy and communication skills.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In capable hands? - The Guardian, Tuesday August 21, 2007
This week, some 600,000 GCSE students will receive their English exam results, but amid the joy and disappointment, fresh claims have emerged that raise concern over marking procedures at Britain's largest awarding body.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - The voice inside - The Guardian, Tuesday August 21, 2007
An innovative programme at a pioneering prison helps long-stayers to write - and perform - their own poems. Louise Tickle reports Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - GCSE revamp would let students retake modules - The Guardian, Monday August 20, 2007
Thousands more teenagers are likely to break their GCSEs into smaller chunks under proposals from exam watchdogs. Changes outlined by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) would bring assessment of GCSEs more in line with A-levels, which have been modular since 2000. Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Firms count cost of 16-year olds' lack of numeracy [and literacy] - The Guardian, Monday August 20, 2007
CBI director-general Richard Lambert has called for schools to "sharpen" numeracy and literacy skills to maintain Britain's competitive position.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Scrap these '19th-century' GCSEs, says expert - The Observer, Sunday August 19, 2007
A leading expert on exams and testing has claimed that GCSEs are stuck in the '19th century', forcing pupils to memorise facts that will be little use to them later in life.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Rise in science and language A-level achievement - The Guardian, Thursday August 16, 2007
Students received record numbers of A grades and there were significant increases in those taking maths, physics, chemistry and languages, as A-level results were published today. Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - A third of 14-year-olds fail to reach target in key subjects - The Guardian, Wednesday August 15, 2007
A third of 14-year-olds in England are failing to reach expected levels in English, maths and science as school standards continue to fall well short of official targets, it was revealed yesterday.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Schools not improved, say bosses - BBC, Monday August 13, 2007
Business leaders feel educational standards have not improved since 1997, despite official data showing record exam and test results, a report says.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here