Making the grade: Why GSCE and A-Levels need recalibration
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 endured curtailed schooling through the lockdowns and more recently because of teacher strikes. But when they get their results what will they mean? The problem […]
A Levels reveal rise in STEM subjects
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 applying to universities, with A level entries higher than expected given that the population is estimated to have decreased by three per cent, with A […]
2017 A level results: Critics suggest reforms favour boys over girls
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. However, a rise in girls taking STEM subjects – sciences, technology, engineering and maths – is said to be encouraging. According to figures published by […]
Success at GCSE ‘key’ to obtaining predicted A level grades, UCAS claims…
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 in determining whether predicted grades will be met and a conditional offer awarded. The ‘Factors associated with predicted and achieved A level attainment’ report, which also acknowledged any distinctions […]