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Making the grade: Why GSCE and A-Levels need recalibration

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10th July 2023

By Dr Stephen Curran, Former government education adviser and education expert Teenagers who have taken A Level and GCSE exams will now be waiting nervously for their results. They have…

A Levels reveal rise in STEM subjects

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16th August 2019

STEM subjects are on the way up, with an increase in boys and girls taking science subjects at A level. Post-recent A level results, many pupils are now looking at…

2017 A level results: Critics suggest reforms favour boys over girls

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By: Stuart O'Brien

21st August 2017

Boys have overtaken girls in achieving higher A-level grades for the first time in 17 years, with critics suggesting that dramatic reforms in how A-levels are assessed favour boys over girls.…

Success at GCSE ‘key’ to obtaining predicted A level grades, UCAS claims…

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By: Jack Wynn

9th August 2016

New analysis compiled by UCAS has found that the GCSE results obtained by university applicants, in addition to the mix of A level subjects students decide to study, are key factors…