The A-level debacle shows why coursework and AS-levels should never have been scrapped
The all-or-nothing education system introduced by Michael Gove was always bound to fail at some point.
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For landlords “it’s like coronavirus isn’t even happening”
Meanwhile, renters are feeling the pinch of the pandemic.
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Scottish Qualifications Authority inundated with appeals after downgrading exam results
Thousands of school leavers in Scotland are expected to challenge the grades they received after being unable to sit exams.
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Japan: effective governance for a swifter recovery
-The Covid-19 crisis has favoured high-quality companies managing their environmental, social and governance risks. -The best-performing companies have already embedded…
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The Scottish government has got it badly wrong over its exam results
England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s governments should learn from its mistake ahead of their own exam results on 13 August.
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How lockdown sparked an online language-learning boom
Could a spike in UK users downloading apps to brush up on their French help fix the UK’s language problem?
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Podcast: John Hume remembered
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rae are joined on the New Statesman podcast by Claire Hanna MP.
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John Bird: “I have never lived through anything else like this – and no one else has“
The Big Issue founder says that if homelessness is not prevented and jobs are not secured, the UK could slide…
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