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Fail him on the beaches
A computerised system is increasingly used to mark exam papers. It's a good job Churchill wasn't being examined...
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Took a look at yourself! Get an A for Anthropology new
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Richard Garner: “The mobile phone has become the modern equivalent of the garden fence or village green.” Discuss.
Exam board chief warns of loss of public trust in system
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The head of one of the country's biggest exam boards warned yesterday of a loss of public trust in exams.
The Big Question: Are higher top-up fees the only way to fund our universities properly?
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
To sleep, perchance to get better grades
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
A Tyneside school is giving pupils a lie-in, in the hope it improves their concentration in lessons.
Ex BP boss in spotlight
Monday, 9 November 2009
Lord Browne accepted the high profile job of chairman of the government inquiry into university tuition fees.
Call to fine exam boards which break the rules
Friday, 6 November 2009
Exam boards should face fines if they fail to stick to guidelines on standards, the head of the Royal Society of Chemistry said today.
Why Sesame St still counts
Friday, 6 November 2009
It's four decades since the residents of one of the most famous addresses on TV made their debut. Guy Adams reports on an educational institution.
Teachers face ' institutional racism claims'
Friday, 6 November 2009
Black and minority ethnic teachers face an "endemic culture of institutional racism" in schools, research found today.
Parents to lose rights over sex education
Thursday, 5 November 2009
All teenagers will receive at least one year's worth of lessons covering sex, contraception and relationships.
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