The coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible for UK students to take any traditional exams. In England, these include GCSEs, the qualifications that mark the end of compulsory school education, AS ...

The government’s attempt to grade thousands of students by algorithm has been a disaster. Hundreds of student protesters, gathering outside the Department for Education, on August 16 made this ...

A-level and GCSE students in Wales will get their exam results as predicted by teachers instead of an algorithm, after the controversial system was scrapped. It follows the earlier announcement in ...

The education secretary has confirmed A-level and GCSE exams will not go ahead this year. Speaking to MPs, Gavin Williamson said teachers would be asked to assess grades again and that that government ...

The introduction of an algorithm ignored the fact that losers shout louder than winners Poor Gavin Williamson. This year should have been his dream. More British students than ever will go on to ...

Taking exams is never easy, but it seems that figuring out results with an algorithm is far more difficult. The UK government have learnt the hard and humiliating way that a badly constructed ...

Prominent Suffolk headteachers are urging the government to scrap the ‘blatantly unfair’ algorithm which could severely impact students’ grades ahead of GCSE results day. Dave Lee-Allan, headteacher ...

There will be “no algorithms whatsoever” to determine GCSE and A-Level exam results this year following the chaos of last summer, the Education Secretary has confirmed. Full details of how students ...

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More than one in four have achieved the top grades this year (Picture: Reuters) Record numbers of students have received top grades in their GCSEs this year after a Government U-turn meant results ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...