on September 3, 2011
TES article – More pupils are opting for the “traditional” subjects included in the English Baccalaureate, and the measure is having a major impact on curriculum in schools, figures released by the Department for Education reveal. DfE press release – More students study core subjects thanks to EBac.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on August 26, 2011
DfE News – Nick Gibb congratulates GCSE students. Northern Ireland Executive – Education Minister, John O’Dowd and Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry, today congratulated young people on this year’s GCSE results. Welsh Assembly Government Education and Skills – Minister congratulates GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate Students. Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) – GCSE, Applied GCSE, [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on August 26, 2011
TES article – An expected revival of boys’ comparative GCSE fortunes prompted by the replacement of coursework with “controlled assessment” has failed to materialise.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data
on August 26, 2011
TES Cymru article – Educationalists have called for an investigation into why the number of students gaining top A-level grades has fallen for the second year in a row.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on August 26, 2011
TES Cymru article – For fifth consecutive year, fewer pupils achieve A*-C grades than their counterparts in rest of the UK.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on August 18, 2011
DfE news – Nick Gibb welcomes A Level and AS results. Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) – A, AS and AEA results Summer 2011. TES article – Record passes: sciences climb, languages decline. Guardian Education – A levels 2011: the complete exam breakdown by subject, school, and sex. The Daily Telegraph – A-level results: boys [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News
on August 7, 2011
TES article – Results in the science sample tests rebounded this year following a sharp fall when they were introduced in 2010.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, Statutory Assessment
on August 2, 2011
DfE Research and Statistics Gateway – Interim Results for Key Stage 2 & 3 National Curriculum Assessments in England, 2010/11.
Posted in National Data, News, Performance Data, Statutory Assessment
on August 2, 2011
DfE news -Key Stage 2 test results published. BBC News: Education – The number of children leaving primary school in England with a good grasp of reading, writing and maths has increased again, government data shows. DfE Research and Statistics Gateway – Interim Results for Key Stage 2 & 3 National Curriculum Assessments in England, [...]
Posted in National Data, News, Performance Data, Statutory Assessment
on July 22, 2011
University and College Union – Different areas of the same cities and counties in Britain have huge disparities in educational achievement. The analysis, from UCU, reveals ‘two Britains’ divided between the educational haves and have nots.
Posted in Assessment Matters, National Data, News, Performance Data
on July 22, 2011
RAISEonline 2011 developments – This briefing provides information about the proposed changes to RAISEonline, mainly resulting from the 2010 schools White Paper: The Importance of Teaching.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, School Self-Evaluation, Statutory Assessment
on July 22, 2011
DfE School and College Performance Tables – Statement of Intent giving details of the content of the 2011 Performance Tables and any changes to the Tables from last year (updated 21 July 2011).
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, School Self-Evaluation, Statutory Assessment
on July 22, 2011
DfE consultation – Qualifications for 14-16 year olds and Performance Tables. TES article – League tables: Gove to end ‘game-playing’.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News, School Self-Evaluation
on July 16, 2011
TES article – Labour would consider a radical overhaul of league tables if it returned to power, scrapping the existing measure of five good GCSE grades, including English and maths.
Posted in National Data, News
on July 11, 2011
Sutton Trust – Degrees of Success: University Chances by Individual School (July 2011) Sutton Trust – Responding to the new landscape for university access (December 2010). TES article – Right grades, wrong side of the tracks? The students who don’t go to top universities. TES article – High-attaining comprehensive school students are significantly less likely [...]
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, National Data, News, Secondary
A booklet for school governors explaining the essential features of assessment for learning.