“Like a grade in an exam”, Rama comments on the absence of some of the guests at the dinner after the speech at KiE

13:53 19/10/2022 Prime Minister Edi Rama chose to comment from Gjirokastra, the absence of some of the guests at the dinner organized by the mission of Albania in Strasbourg, after the speech that the head of the Albanian government gave in the Assembly of the Council of Europe against the resolution of Dick Marty. Rama … Read more

Exam boards warn students may try to cheat new grading system by submitting work that is not theirs

Exam boards have warned that students may try to cheat the new grading system by submitting work that is not their own.  Schools have been told to take measures to ensure that private tutors are not giving ‘inappropriate levels of support’ to students when they are completing their schoolwork, which could form the basis of … Read more

SARAH VINE: Teachers deciding pupils’ final exam grades is another blow for underdog children

At the start of the year it looked as though the fiasco of 2020’s exam results, in which thousands of children were unfairly downgraded by an algorithm, would be averted for this year’s cohort. The Education Secretary seemed determined to press ahead with tests, albeit with certain caveats, in order to ensure the fairest possible … Read more

Experts warn A-Level and GSCE exam replacement could be WORSE than last year

Ministers today insisted their GCSE and A-Level exam replacement plan is the ‘best we can do’ despite claims an experts has quit warning of an even more dire outcome than last year’s hated algorithm. Schools minister Nick Gibb confirmed that teachers will have control over the marks their pupils get, but insisting there will be ‘protective … Read more

Gavin Williamson says 2021 exam grades will depend on teachers, not algorithms

Gavin Williamson said ministers were putting their trust in teachers to  mark pupils’ GCSEs and A-Levels today as he confirmed that no computer algorithms would be used to work our fair grades. The Education Secretary fronted a Government press conference tonight ahead of an announcement tomorrow on how grades will be awarded this summer. Last … Read more

Gavin Williamson says exam grades ‘in the hands of teachers’ after algorithm debacle last year

Gavin Williamson said ministers were putting their trust in teachers to  mark pupils’ GCSEs and A-Levels today as he confirmed that no computer algorithms would be used to work our fair grades. The Education Secretary fronted a Government press conference tonight ahead of an announcement tomorrow on how grades will be awarded this summer. Last … Read more

Gavin Williamson promises ‘granular detail’ of exam substitute plans

Gavin Williamson promises pupils will get ‘granular detail’ of exam substitute plans as he prepares to unveil new system tomorrow Gavin Williamson is set to unveil the GSCE and A-Level arrangements tomorrow  Was announced last month that normal exams will not take place this summer Teacher assessments are set to decide the grades students receive … Read more

Learner drivers whose tests were cancelled due to Covid must pay to retake ‘expired’ theory exam

Frustrated learner drivers are calling on the Department of Transport to extend the period that theory test certificates are valid for after thousands of practical tests were cancelled due to the pandemic. A public petition has more than 57,700 signatures, but it requires 100,000 before it will be considered for debate in Parliament.  A theory test … Read more

Medical students ‘wet themselves’ to avoid exam disqualification

A number of final year medical students claim they were forced to wet themselves during a formal exam to avoid being disqualified from the online test. The Doctor’s Association UK (DAUK) has stepped in to represent the students following a string of complaints to the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO) over the way they handled the … Read more

Medical students say they were forced to wet themselves to avoid being disqualified from online exam

Final year medical students say they were forced to wet themselves to avoid being disqualified from online exam Medical students claim to have wet themselves to avoid exam disqualification  Students across the country were sitting the UK Foundation Programme exam  The online examination was being taken on the Pearson Vue system By Sam Baker For … Read more