Grade inflation forces ministers to pay for extra medical school places
More students could join medical and dentistry courses in England after exams cancelled Read more
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Universities report record A-level grade acceleration in England and Wales
Up to half of applicants awarded two As, limiting places available for those who miss out on first choice Read more
‘We’ve had to adapt’: A-level students react to record-breaking results
With sixth formers having to juggle challenges of studying amid pandemic, we asked how they coped Read more
Record number of school leavers in England snap up university places
Number of students accepting a place outstrips last year, with some taking up gaps left by fall in EU applications Read more
A-level and GCSE results show pandemic has widened inequality
Comprehensives doubled proportion of top A-level grades but in absolute terms they still fell further behind Read more
UK academic sues university after losing role in critical race theory row
Aysha Khanom claims discrimination after Leeds Beckett accused her of using ‘racist language’ in tweets Read more
Cambridge to end teacher training if government enacts overhaul
The University of Cambridge says it will cease teacher training courses if the government persists with damaging proposals to change how primary and secondary school teachers are trained in England. Read more
English schools told to delay seeking help with small Covid outbreaks
DfE advises measures should be taken only once a threshold of infections has been reached Read more
‘Devastating career event’: scientists caught out by change to Australian Research Council fine print
Researchers say a ban on preprint material citations in funding applications is a ‘remarkably stupid own-goal for Australian science’ Read more
‘I’m lost’: poorer pupils lose university places after A-level grade surge
Experts say disadvantaged have been most affected by missed learning during Covid pandemic Read more
