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 […]
Delay in SEND reforms down to shortage of educational psychologists…
As a result of a recent survey conducted by the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP), it is thought that one third of educational psychology services are ‘unlikely to’ or ‘will not’ meet the requirement for new education, health and care plans by April 2018, a set deadline for when the government plans to introduce a new system in the […]