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Will Hazell
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Reporter’s take: Why Ofqual won’t be rescuing languages
The regulator’s decision not to adjust MFL grading standards means solutions to falling entries must come from elsewhere
26 November 2018
Nearly one in five pupils getting 25% extra exam time
Rise of 11,000 in number of candidates getting exam time because of disabilities, illness, injury or having English as an additional language
22 November 2018
DfE can’t say when more mental health funding is coming
Extra money to support children’s mental health not likely in the short term, DfE civil servant warns
21 November 2018
Ofqual won’t make science and MFL A-levels easier
But exams watchdog acknowledges ‘perceived grading severity’ and proposes new lock to stop grading becoming tougher
21 November 2018
Minister bets champagne that schools are wasting money
Lord Agnew lays down challenge but says he is ‘like a pig hunting for truffles’ when it comes to finding waste
21 November 2018
DfE ‘not good’ at arguing for more school funding, official admits
DfE civil servant admits it could be better at pointing out to the Treasury the benefits of investment in education
21 November 2018