on February 17, 2012
TES article – Former DfE official questions GCSE performance measure. Why are the results of GCSEs taken by 16-year-olds used to judge secondary schools when the compulsory age of education and training is due to be raised to 18?
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Performance Data, Secondary
on February 17, 2012
TES article – Pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) have achieved an academic breakthrough, with new figures showing that a higher proportion have gained five “good” GCSEs than their native English speaking counterparts for the first time. DfE – GCSE and Equivalent Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England, 2010/11.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News, Performance Data, Secondary
on February 10, 2012
TES article – Much of Ofqual’s work would fall on subject committees.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 10, 2012
TES article – Concern voiced over the watchdog that needs ‘reinforcements’. House of Commons Select Committee – How Should Examinations for 15-19 Year olds in England be Run?
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 10, 2012
TES Scotland – As the EIS prepared to press the case for flexibility, sources suggested Michael Russell would stick to his guns.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News
on February 10, 2012
TES article – When Lord Justice Leveson launched his inquiry into the press last year, he said that its prime purpose would be to decide “who guards the guardians”. It is not so different for us in education. Surely, the biggest issue we face now is assessing the assessors.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 10, 2012
TES article – Anthony Little seeks to scrap GCSEs in favour of a basic school leaving certificate.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
TES editorial – The government is engaged in a spot of housekeeping. It thinks that thousands of vocational qualifications aren’t fit for purpose and shouldn’t count in league tables TES article – A technical college fears that its work will be ‘discredited’.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
BBC News education – The “excessive” use of vocational equivalents is “inflating” the results of England’s academy schools, analysis of league table data suggests.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Performance Data
on February 4, 2012
TES Scotland article – Council’s decision to hold off introduction of new qualifications is praised by unions. TES Scotland article – Why all eyes are on the council that broke ranks.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on February 4, 2012
BBC News education – Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland’s largest teaching union has said.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, News, Secondary
on January 31, 2012
DfE press notice -’Equivalent’ qualifications to be slashed from more than 3,175 to just 125. All qualifications will have the same value in the tables. Guardian Education – Thousands of vocational qualifications to be stripped out of GCSE league tables. Guardian Education – An end to qualifications that have no real value. The vast number [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on January 27, 2012
Ofqual – Changes to GCSEs update on January 27, 2012.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications
on January 26, 2012
DfE Data, Research and Statistics – Key Stage 4 School Performance Tables 2011. DfE Data, Research and Statistics – news and announcements. DfE press notice – New data reveals the truth about school performance. Department for Education publishes 400 per cent more data about secondary schools. Schools Minister Nick Gibb condemns ‘shocking waste of talent’ [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, School Self-Evaluation
on January 22, 2012
TES Scotland article – Schools will have to pay for unsuccessful attempts to revise exam grades.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications
A booklet to support teaching assistants in the development of assessment for learning practice.