Balls launches diplomas to rival A-levels
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Â· New qualifications to be taught next SeptemberÂ· Success could see A-levels scrapped after 2013 review
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Work-related skills like museum management and tourism will be included in a new history GCSE.
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The academic recruited by Gordon Brown to raise maths standards says A-levels are getting easier.
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GCSEs and A-levels will not be scrapped under plans for a shake-up of the exam system, Tony Blair insisted last night.
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The highest grade at A-level - the new A* - will require students to score at least 90% in their exams.
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Thousands of pupils will get one-to-one tuition as the government announces a pilot scheme to track pupils.
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This year the Board of Studies of IT has started a new initiative where the evening diploma in IT is being taught simultaneously at the University of Malta at Tal-Qroqq and at the University Gozo Centre in ...
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Universities say choosing 'soft' subjects at A-level can narrow a student's chances of getting on a top course.
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A phonics champion and university academics feature prominently in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".
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A record number of students have passed their A-levels this year with nearly a quarter of students getting an A-grade. Are standards going up or down?
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The education secretary says he wants more protection for degree subjects vital to the UK's future.
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England's exams regulator is to report on whether some GCSEs and A-levels are easier than others.
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Changes to GCSE coursework, designed to eliminate plagiarism, are announced by the assembly government.
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The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the future of school tests.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker unravels the trends in university applications.
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After-school sports club are being launched to improve basic skills like throwing and catching.