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Kaye Wiggins
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Ofqual forces exam board to raise C-grade boundary on maths GCSE
Regulator argued that Edexcel grades could be more generous than those of AQA and OCR unless the boundary was changed
25 August 2016
GCSE results: Why schools could be in the dark about their performance on Progress 8 for months
The implications of results day for schools will not become clear until autumn
25 August 2016
GCSE results: Why have grades dropped?
Shifting entry patterns, resits and Progress 8 have all played their part
25 August 2016
GCSE results: Computing entries rocket as languages and creative subjects plummet
Schools are prioritising the Progress 8 measure over the English Baccalaureate measure, figures suggest
25 August 2016
GCSE grades see biggest ever fall and eight other key points from results day 2016
Pass rate falls at historic rate as more 17-year-olds resit GCSEs
25 August 2016
Random events on exam days affect pupils’ later earnings, researchers find
Academics warn that high-stakes exams ‘may be unfair’ as a main method of testing
23 August 2016