Exam board AQA to pay out £1.1m over rule breaches and errors
1 HR AGO - Watchdog’s reprimand comes after failings such as markers re-marking their own workThe exam board Expand
1 HR AGO - Watchdog’s reprimand comes after failings such as markers re-marking their own workThe exam board AQA is to pay more than £1.1m in fines and compensation for a string of rule breaches, errors and failings in GCSEs and A-levels that regulators said could seriously undermine public confidence in the qualifications system.Ofqual, which oversees school exams in England, said it had levied its largest ever fine on AQA after 50,000 appeals for exam papers to be reviewed or re-marked, spread across three years between 2016 and 2018, were carried out by AQA staff who had already marked the same papers. Continue reading... Collapse
AQA penalised £1m for letting markers check own work
2 HRS AGO - England's biggest GCSE and A-level exam board made same error over three years, affecting more Expand
2 HRS AGO - England's biggest GCSE and A-level exam board made same error over three years, affecting more than 50,000 cases Collapse
Quarter of teachers 'may quit, mainly due to workload
2 HRS AGO - Stress, anxiety and pressure are also cited by teachers who are thinking of leaving the Expand
2 HRS AGO - Stress, anxiety and pressure are also cited by teachers who are thinking of leaving the profession in the next year Collapse
What is the point of school open evenings?
3 HRS AGO - The edu-utopia where teachers are happy, pupils are helpful and there are free sweets for all is a Expand
3 HRS AGO - The edu-utopia where teachers are happy, pupils are helpful and there are free sweets for all is a lie, says Guy Doza Collapse
Wellbeing: Mental health is a family affair
4 HRS AGO - Schools understandably focus on the mental health of students, but parents have a huge role to Expand
4 HRS AGO - Schools understandably focus on the mental health of students, but parents have a huge role to play - so should we be helping them too? Collapse
No school should see itself as an island
4 HRS AGO - A whole-school approach that emphasises inclusion over exclusion will nurture positive change Expand
4 HRS AGO - A whole-school approach that emphasises inclusion over exclusion will nurture positive change across the community Collapse
Union concern over Brexit threats to EU pupil places
6 HRS AGO - Unions write to DfE about lack of clarity in guidance over Brexit after schools issue notices to Expand
6 HRS AGO - Unions write to DfE about lack of clarity in guidance over Brexit after schools issue notices to EU parents threatening their child’s place Collapse
Half-term: Is a week long enough to recharge?
7 HRS AGO - The countdown is on to the first break of the school year – here Gemma Corby explains how to make Expand
7 HRS AGO - The countdown is on to the first break of the school year – here Gemma Corby explains how to make the most of half-term Collapse
Parents 'coerced' into home education, finds Ofsted
8 HRS AGO - Home education can be a 'positive' parental choice, but children should not be moved simply to Expand
8 HRS AGO - Home education can be a 'positive' parental choice, but children should not be moved simply to resolve difficulties in school, warns inspectorate Collapse
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AQA’s GCSE and A level blunders
1 HR AGO - Exam board publicly rebuked by Ofqual for repeating a question from specimen materials in a GCSE Expand
1 HR AGO - Exam board publicly rebuked by Ofqual for repeating a question from specimen materials in a GCSE exam and marking failures at A level Collapse
Twerkgate: Are camera phones the end of teacher fun?
2 HRS AGO - Unions warns teachers to be more guarded than other professions about ending up on social media Expand
2 HRS AGO - Unions warns teachers to be more guarded than other professions about ending up on social media after newspaper releases video of teachers ‘twerking and grinding’ at end-of-half-term party Collapse
Child gambling a 'growing problem' - study
2 HRS AGO - Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests.
3 ways for teachers to improve their mental health
3 HRS AGO - Teachers must use their time off school to switch off and prioritise their own mental health, says Expand
3 HRS AGO - Teachers must use their time off school to switch off and prioritise their own mental health, says Adam Black Collapse
10 ways to encourage creativity in the classroom
4 HRS AGO - Experts publish recommendations aimed at encouraging creativity across all subjects, not just the Expand
4 HRS AGO - Experts publish recommendations aimed at encouraging creativity across all subjects, not just the arts Collapse
College could face administration by end of the year
5 HRS AGO - Impact of possible insolvency and perilous position Moulton College finds itself in was not fully Expand
5 HRS AGO - Impact of possible insolvency and perilous position Moulton College finds itself in was not fully recognised by board or new principal, says report Collapse
Time to tackle...hard-to-fill roles (sponsored)
6 HRS AGO - Not all roles are equal, especially because some are harder to fill than others. We tackle the Expand
6 HRS AGO - Not all roles are equal, especially because some are harder to fill than others. We tackle the tricky problem of teacher recruitment for a post that’s difficult to fill Collapse
6 ways to use GCSE exam scripts and examiners’ reports
8 HRS AGO - GCSE exam scripts and examiner reports are a treasure trove for teachers – as long as they are Expand
8 HRS AGO - GCSE exam scripts and examiner reports are a treasure trove for teachers – as long as they are used properly, writes Susan English Collapse
UK to deport academic to Democratic Republic of Congo – which she has never visited
12 HRS AGO - Researcher being sent to country notorious for sexual violence, and second Oxford academic refused Expand
12 HRS AGO - Researcher being sent to country notorious for sexual violence, and second Oxford academic refused visa for young sonFuraha Asani, a young academic at Leicester University, was shocked when her visa application was rejected in August. But real fear set in when she realised Britain plans to deport her in three weeks’ time to the Democratic Republic of Congo – a war-torn country she has never visited and where the Home Office agrees sexual violence is pervasive.Dr Asani came to the UK on a full scholarship to do a PhD on infection and immunity at Sheffield University, and has since been undertaking cardiovascular research at Leicester University. Her father was from the DRC, but fled in 1968 because as a student activist, his life was at risk. Asani grew up in Nigeria. Although she has a Congolese passport, she has never been to the DRC, which has one of the worst human rights records in the world. She does not speak the main language and knows no one there. Continue reading... Collapse
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