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The Buxton campus is welcoming prospective students and their families to learn more about its range of career-focused courses, including T Levels, apprenticeships and vocational programmes. With enrolment taking place…
This is the same as the proportion recorded in 2019, before the pandemic. While it is a minor decrease, it still means nearly a third of teenagers are not achieving basic English and maths skills when finishing school.…
Despite this, I set out to approach it as a scientist – not just as a scientist whose own work has dealt with developmental disorders, but as someone who has enormous respect for the scientific process and for the…
The call comes from leading company formation agent 1st Formations, which says that while qualifications can provide an indication of a candidate’s knowledge and ability, qualities such as adaptability, curiosity…
The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher grades in England outside the Covid pandemic years, when exams were replaced by teacher assessments. The overall…
Schools and colleges have been distributing grades in person, while pupils at more than 750 schools in England will also be able to see their grades on an app on their phones, which has been rolled out nationally for the…
These students, the majority of whom are aged 14 to 16 and taking vocational qualifications in a school setting, are awarded grades ranging from a Distinction* to a Pass. This year, 154,057 results are being issued for…
Key results 60% of Engineering learners achieved the highest grades, with a 100% pass rate 66% achieved grade 4 or above in both English and maths, exceeding last year’s national average 86% achieved grade 4 or above in…
It said it was hearing accounts of the AI not understanding local accents. Its manager, Kym Gleeson, told the BBC: "One of the issues is this system can't always understand what people's inquiry is about due to their…
Following the government’s commitment to put academic and technical routes on an equal footing, results show academic and technical excellence working hand in hand. There were 7,965 more Technical Award Level 2 passes…