- Too many extra-curricular activities are piling on the stress
- School choice can lead to more unhappy pupils, say researchers
- The arts should not continue to be seen as inferior
- Maths GCSE should be scrapped and special numeracy tests introduced, says Lord Kenneth Baker
- Watches to be banned from exams
- How to make exam marking more reliable
- Grade inflation means more students getting firsts this year
Too many extra-curricular activities are piling on the stress
General educationAccording to a study by the European Physical Education Review, parents who send their children to a number of extra-curricular activities are exhausting them and putting pressure on family life. By Greg Hurst, The Times.
School choice can lead to more unhappy pupils, say researchers
General educationAccording to academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), school choice can lead to more unhappy pupils. By Charlotte Santry, Tes.
The arts should not continue to be seen as inferior
General educationAlice Thomson writes a comment piece for The Times arguing that giving up on the arts in school is a big mistake.
Maths GCSE should be scrapped and special numeracy tests introduced, says Lord Kenneth Baker
General educationLord Kenneth Baker, education secretary under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, has suggested axing the current maths GCSE and replacing it with a core maths paper, which would teach the competences needed for everyday life, and an optional further maths paper. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
Watches to be banned from exams
ExaminationsThe Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) is to ban pupils wearing wristwatches in exams, due to cheating concerns. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.
How to make exam marking more reliable
ExaminationsDaisy Christodoulou, director of education at No More Marking, discusses how to improve exam marking and make it more reliable. Tes.
Grade inflation means more students getting firsts this year
Higher educationUniversity grade inflation means that a new top category will need to be introduced, after it emerged that almost a third of students are on course for a first this summer. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.