Plan to scrap GCSEs and A-levels
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England's secondary schools should drop GCSEs and A-levels for a diploma, a report says, but reaction is mixed.
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Proposed new maths GCSEs could leave students unprepared for A-level study, experts say.
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Parents and activists voice concerns over Carmarthenshire's  Â£110m education shake-up.
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A significant proportion of teachers think the standard of A-level and GCSE marking has deteriorated.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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Â· 'Change of heart' over Tomlinson reportÂ· A-level review postponed until 2013
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There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects.
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Parents and charities should take over "failing" state schools in England, a Tory policy group is suggesting.
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Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.
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Â· Maths and English hit by decline in trainees  Â· Shortfall will hit schools in summer of 2009
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The British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) recently launched a "Music Manifesto" campaign, with the ostensible intention of educating the next generation of British musicians. Unfortunately, they also teamed up with the music industry (EMI, and various artists) to make this popular. EMI has apparently negotiated their end well, so that children in our schools will now be indoctrinated about the illegality of downloading music.The ignorance and audacity of this got to me a little, so I wrote an open letter to the DfES about it. Unfortunately, it's pedantic, as I suppose you have to be when writing to goverment representatives. But I hope you find it useful, and perhaps feel inspired to do something similar, if or when the same thing has happened in your area.
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The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the future of school tests.
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Coursework for GCSE maths will be axed and all other coursework will  be completed under classroom conditions, says Alan Johnson.
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Students should make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.
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The biggest proposed overhaul of Britain's education system in 60 years was unveiled Monday, including a plan to replace the wave of standardized tests for high-school students with a single diploma system.
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The government has quietly scrapped its plan for a General Diploma recognising GCSE achievement.
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LONDON  - The biggest proposed overhaul of Britain's education system in 60 years was unveiled Monday, including a plan to replace the wave of standardized tests for high-school students with a single diploma system.