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20 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Government doubles cash for letters promoting UTCs and studio schools

The Department for Education has more than doubled what it pays councils to write letters promoting University Technical Colleges and studio schools. In 2017-18, councils will each get a share of £226,934.80 to write to parents informing them of alternative post-14 education options, after a new rule was introduced in February requiring local government to inform […]

A-levels 2017: Today’s top 7 stories

As A-level results day draws to a close, we round up today’s top stories. 1. Top grades up for the first time in ages… There was a rise in the proportion of pupils getting top grades at A-level in England for the first time since 2010. 2. …but the proportion getting A*s and As in […]

A-Levels 2017: ‘Politics yay, history boo’ – the changing tastes of 18-year-olds

Record numbers of pupils are studying A-level politics, a trend put down to a surge in political engagement among young people. Interest in history appears to be falling, however, with the subject’s numbers slumping by eight per cent, to the lowest proportion of pupils taking it since 2013. More than 16,000 pupils studied politics this […]

A-levels 2017: Boys overtake girls for first time in 20 years

Boys have overtaken girls to receive more top A-level grades this year, reversing a trend that’s lasted for nearly two decades. More than one in four boys received an A* or A grade in England this year – increasing from 25.8 per cent last year to 26.6 per cent ths year. Meanwhile, top grades among […]

A-levels 2017: Top grades rise for the first time in 7 years

The proportion of pupils getting top grades at A-level in England has risen for the first time since 2010. In England, 26.2 per cent of pupils achieved an A* or A grade, up from 25.8 per cent last year. It takes the proportion of pupils getting A* and A grades to its highest level since […]

A-levels 2017: Drop in top grades in reformed A-level subjects

Pupils are less likely to have received top grades in the 13 new, reformed A-levels, results show. Among 18-year-olds in England, the proportion achieving an A* or A grade in these subjects decreased from 25 per cent last year to 24.3 per cent this year, a fall of 0.7 points. Changes to the exam system […]

We won’t know if opportunity areas have worked until at least 2021

The government won’t be able to gauge the impact of a £72 million project to boost social mobility in 12 “opportunity areas” until after 2020, its own research has found. John Rodger, a partner with York Consulting hired by the government to evaluate the success of the  programme, has warned that expectations “may be set […]

How to apply for re-marks and appeal A-level results

Pupils across England will get their A-level results on Thursday, and while most of them celebrate, their exams officers, teachers and school leaders will be deciding what to do about those who haven’t got the results they had been expecting. Each exam board takes a slightly different approach to the re-marking and appeals process, so […]

School pupils move into three former UTC sites

Three former University Technical College sites will become schools next month after closing their doors earlier this year. UTCs in Oldham, Daventry and Greenwich all closed this summer following serious problems with pupil recruitment. It means that seven of the controversial 14-to-19 institutions have now closed in the six years since the project’s inception in […]