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Poorer pupils ‘significantly behind’ in England and Wales

Attainment gaps in England and Wales have barely changed for a decade.

The Independent UK

Poorest pupils in Wales 'significantly' behind their peers, study says

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) said there was less mobility in Wales than in England

Wales Online

Report finds system-wide failings damage the education of children in care

Too many children in care are receiving an ‘unacceptable’ level of education, with only a minority achieving strong GCSE passes.

The Independent UK

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GCSE and A level pupils will be able to join virtual classes from all parts of Wales next year

It will increase the number of GCSE, AS and A level options available for pupils

Wales Online

Languages learning in ‘slow recovery’ following the pandemic

Report finds Government could miss its EBacc target when it comes to foreign language learning.

The Independent UK

Lancashire firefighters urge students to stop burning textbooks

Book burning has become a tradition for students finishing exams and it has prompted fires in Preston

The Guardian - UK

Letters: we desperately need more hospital beds

Increasing capacity would restore patient confidence, reduce waiting lists and improve staff morale

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Poorer students could miss out on university places as private schools ‘more generous with GCSEs’

Private schools awarded higher grades than grammar schools during the pandemic, new analysis has found.

The Independent UK

The beautiful message a head teacher sent staff and pupils to recognise how hard things have been

John Kendall, head of Risca Community Comprehensive in Caerphilly thanked them for work through challenging years and told them to look forward to their prom next week

Wales Online

Nadhim Zahawi: axing Larkin and Owen poems for GCSE is cultural vandalism

Education secretary denounces exam board’s decision to replace the two poets in English literature course

The Guardian - UK

Wilfred Owen and Philip Larkin’s GCSE removal is ‘cultural vandalism’ – Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi hit out on Thursday at the move by OCR, which is part of a wider reform of the exam board’s anthology.

The Independent UK

Students make it to exams on time despite rail strike

Pupils resorted to sleepovers, ride-shares and lifts from teachers as hundreds of thousands took GCSE and A-level exams on first day of strike

The Guardian - UK

London schools use minibuses to get pupils to exams amid strike

London schools were scrambling their minibuses to collect exam students from home on Tuesday as they battled to ensure A-levels and GCSEs are not disrupted by the strike.

Evening Standard

Exams: ‘Infuriating’ mistakes in GCSE and A levels see students wrongly told to ignore topics

‘The worry and stress this has caused is the last thing these young people need,’ education union leader says

The Independent UK

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Exam boards criticised by Ofqual for pupil ‘distress’ over mistakes

Exam boards have had to apologise for multiple errors in this year’s papers.

Chronicle Live

The steps you should take if your child gets Covid during their GCSE or A level exams

The advice is to stay at home if you are unwell and have a high temperature - and then apply for 'special consideration' from your exam board

Chronicle Live

Take our bumper 50-question GCSE quiz to find out if you're smarter than a teenager

Did you pass your school exams with flying colours, or could you spell FUDGE with your results?

Daily Mirror

Girl 'forced' to sit her GCSE exams while having cancer treatment slams 'unfair' rules

A Year 11 student has said she was left with "no choice" but to take her GCSEs despite undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia

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The best revision tips trending on TikTok as GCSE and A-level exams get under way

Education experts have rounded up some of the top revision tips trending on the social networking platform as youngsters across the UK start their exams

Nottingham Post

GCSE pupils left 'in tears' claiming 'wrong' exam information was provided

The exam board refuted this and said to check with schools

Wales Online

'Impossible' GCSE question in England leaves kids and teachers stumped

The tricky question was faced by maths students

Nottingham Post

'Impossible' GCSE maths exam question even left teachers scratching their heads

The tricky question was faced on the Edexcel paper

Chronicle Live

Pupils complain over 'wrong' information provided ahead of their GCSE biology exam

The country's largest exam board said the guidance provided to pupils was accurate

Daily Mirror

The 'impossible' GCSE question that stumped thousands of students across the country

Pupils and even apparently teachers struggled to answer a maths exam question given to thousands of students taking their GCSEs this week

Liverpool Echo

GCSE Biology students 'in tears' over 'wrong' exam information

Despite a number of complaints, AQA denies any wrong information was provided

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