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...Enrolled at FE colleges, they have to resit the maths exam again and again and again. Headteachers' organisations, unhappy about all this demoralisation, have called these kids 'the forgotten third.'...
...Some new maths for sure — but mainly the following: that our increasingly underfunded state schools and FE colleges do a heroic job; that maths teachers, particularly funny ones, are to be treasured; that...
...We build on our far-reaching reforms of the last Parliament that have seen school standards rise even as exams become more rigorous....
...The first thing he saw, walking into his still-life exam, were “little ziggurats of green apples”, a dispiriting prospect until he noticed an alternative, much more to his taste....
...Sir Michael, who leads Ofsted, the education inspectorate, supports the single exam system for all pupils....
...CC: So you think we can… we should keep the current system that you will sit the exams at 16, you will sit a single full spectrum exam system. You think sorting that out is the way to… MW: Yes....
...They are heavily oversubscribed, with many more children passing the exams than can possibly be accommodated. It will be worth watching this unfold....
...For example, “one of the biggest items we buy is exam fees, which we can’t buy solely on the basis of which is the cheapest”....
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