Private pupils 'get more GCSE As'
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GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.
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Some schools are spending more on putting pupils through exams than on books, head teachers say.
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More grammar and private schools should be opened to improve the UK's 'dire' educational status, according to a new report from the Economic Research Council.
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Graduates earn on average about a quarter more than  people who leave school after A-levels, research suggests.
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More A-level and GCSE candidates are given extra time to help with physical and emotional difficulties.
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Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
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Truancy rates have risen in secondary schools, according to new government figures.
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The number of people starting UK degrees has increased by 8.6%, official figures show.
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Wider recognition of work-related qualifications aims to encourage schools to make more use of them.
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A leading educational psychologist says fewer pupils are having problems about starting school.
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Pupils in fee-paying schools scored four times as many A* grades at GCSE this summer than the average for teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) released yesterday.
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Extended schools, with after-school activities, are improving GCSE results, say researchers.
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A new GCSE in Chinese is being offered, following demand from schools and business.
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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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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target, tables show.
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Research finds that children with some form of pre-school education do better at primary school than those kept at home.