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GCSE students receiving results ‘undoubtedly affected by Covid disruption’

The Education Secretary said students showed “remarkable resilience” despite the disruption to their education

The Independent UK

GCSE cohort receiving results ‘undoubtedly affected by Covid disruption’

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Pupils receiving GCSE results ‘may face more competition for sixth form places’

Competition for the most selective sixth forms would be ‘fiercer’ after the VAT change on private school fees, one education expert said.

Evening Standard

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Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs

Study finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in England

The Guardian - UK

Could the UK soon have the most working-class cabinet of all time?

More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government

The Guardian - UK

London secondary school pupils 'unable to read or write' thanks to legacy of Covid, expert warns

The legacy of the Covid school shutdowns will still be being felt in 2030 report warns

Evening Standard

Warning over unconscious bias against working-class pupils in English schools

Social mobility expert says mindset in many schools requires children to be ‘middle-class clones’ to succeed

The Guardian - UK

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A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

School leavers waiting for results will be experiencing ‘the highest levels of anxiety and uncertainty’, according to Lee Elliot Major.

The Independent UK

Schools sending personalised texts to parents ‘could help tackle truancy crisis’

Some families have lost their belief that attending class regularly is necessary for their children, a professor of social mobility said

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: What a row over Starmer’s school choice tells us about the state of education

In today’s newsletter: The Mail’s cartoonish attack on Keir Starmer for sending his children to a coveted local primary has heated up debate about just who gets a place at ‘outstanding’ schools

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why this year’s A-level cohort might be the ‘unluckiest of all’

In today’s newsletter: They were the first year group to miss their GCSEs, and the first to sit A-level exams since the dawn of the pandemic – what do their results tell us?

The Guardian - UK

Children in England in deep poverty ‘stealing food from schools’

Professor of social mobility urges Tory party leadership candidates to say how they will tackle disadvantage

The Guardian - UK

‘Double the Pupil Premium’ says social mobility expert

Social mobility expert says Pupil Premium funding must be extended as teachers report children stealing basics such as tissues and food.

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