| Coventry News: School test results arrive... three months late |
| 2008-10-09, Coventry Telegraph |
| SCHOOLS in Coventry have finally have received test results almost three months after they were supposed to arrive. The results of key stage three tests taken by 14-year-olds in English, maths and science in May were supposed to be sent to secondary schools in... |
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| School test results arrive... three months late |
| 2008-10-09, Coventry Telegraph |
| SCHOOLS in Coventry have finally have received test results almost three months after they were supposed to arrive. The results of key stage three tests taken by 14-year-olds in English, maths and science in May were supposed to be sent to secondary schools in... |
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| All in national top 10 for exams |
| 2008-10-08, Reading Evening Post |
| Kendrick school is celebrating an outstanding performance in the summer GCSE and AS level exams. Twenty girls from the London Road school came in the top 10 for the highest overall marks in their... |
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| New appointments to Board of SQA |
| 2008-10-07, Learning andTeaching Scotland |
| The Scottish Government has announced two new appointments to the Board of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Maureen Watt, Minister for Schools and Skills, has announced that Susan Walsh and James Edgar have been appointed to the Board of the Scottish Qualifications Authority. |
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| Dragons' Den panellist Peter Jones breathes fire into UK's inaugural enterprise academy |
| 2008-10-06, Telegraph - (Business, Money, Finance) |
| Britain's first National Enterprise Academy is to be given the green light on Tuesday when the Government allocates £8m in funding to cover the project for the next four... |
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| Teacher slams test delays |
| 2008-10-04, Shields Gazette |
| A HEADTEACHER has slammed delays in the marking of school test papers as a 'tragedy' for youngsters. Some children in South Tyneside are still waiting for the results of Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Standard Assessment Tests, taken in... |
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| Education in the News - Friday 3 October 2008 |
| 2008-10-03, Royal Society - Science News |
| 3 Oct 2008 A-levels England's school qualifications system is helping to perpetuate socio-economic divisions in the take-up of university places, with children from poorer backgrounds choosing vocational... |
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| Row over top A-level students |
| 2008-10-03, Telegraph |
| Teenagers starting A-levels this year will be the first to be awarded an A* when they leave sixth-form in 2010 Photo: PA The National Council for Educational Excellence says universities should wait several years before using the award, which is being introduced to mark out the very best... |
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| Exam board's city conference |
| 2008-10-03, Peterborough Now |
| AN EDUCATION conference is being held in Peterborough by one of the country's main examining boards. Edexcel is hosting one of 10 regional conferences in the city to give teachers and education authority officials details about the latest developments with the new national Diploma... |
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| School league tables will be four months late |
| 2008-09-30, Guardian Unlimited Network |
| The Sats marking crisis has delayed the publication of school league tables until March next year. Photograph: Garry Weaser Ministers have been forced to postpone the publication of school league tables following this summer's Sats marking crisis, it emerged... |
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