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Primary school teacher assessment deadline changed

on February 19, 2016

GOV.UK – The Department for Education agrees to change the deadline for primary school teacher assessments for 2016 only. BBC News Education – Primary test deadline moved back to June. TES News – Minister gives way to heads’ ultimatum by relaxing deadlines for controversial new primary assessments.

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Scottish testing fears after schools bill passed

on February 5, 2016

The Scotsman – Flagship legislation requiring the Scottish Government and councils to tackle the attainment gap has been passed by Holyrood, despite concerns about the return of national testing for primary school pupils.

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England schools: 10,000 pupils sidelined due to league-table pressures

on January 25, 2016

The Guardian – More than 10,000 pupils left England’s mainstream state secondary schools in the run-up to their GCSE courses, according to an analysis of official data by the Guardian. The figures come amid concerns league-table pressures are incentivising institutions to move students who are unlikely to do well off their books.

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Key Stage 4 School Performance Tables 2015

on January 21, 2016

DfE School and College Performance Tables  – Key Stage 4 2015. GOV.UK – Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015 (statistical first release). GOV.UK – Academies lead the way as school performance tables are published. Press coverage: BBC News Education – Schools ranked by raw GCSE results for last time. TES News – Number of secondaries […]

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Exams timetabled to accommodate Ramadan

on January 8, 2016

BBC News Education – This year’s key GCSE and A-Level examinations have been timetabled to take into account the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, exam boards have said.

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