Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesStudents in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive A-level, T-level and BTec Nationals results on Thursday morning.It is the first year that A-level grades are expected to fall back down to 2019 levels in all three nations.It follows a spike in top grades in 2020 and 2021, when exams were cancelled because of Covid, and a phased effort to bring them back
Summarize this content to 1000 words Each exam is graded on a scale from A* to E.Grade boundaries show the minimum number of marks you need for each grade. They are decided by examiners and published on results day.Qualifications Wales, which oversees Welsh exams, has said there is still a risk that performance in some subjects has not fully recovered since the pandemic. So, it will use statistics to help
Summarize this content to 1000 words In 2020 there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications at all levels, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies, according to Ofqual, which oversees qualifications.T-levels were brought in by the previous government to streamline post-16 education and make things less confusing for students and employers.Under those plans, funding was set to be withdrawn for some other vocational qualifications. However, days before the first changes
Summarize this content to 1000 words Anna JonakAnna Jonak from Portadown started her degree during the coronavirus pandemicTop degree grades are awarded to about three in every 10 students at Northern Ireland's universities, new figures show.The proportion of students achieving first-class degrees in Northern Ireland in 2022-23 was 29% - a slight fall from the previous year - figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) showAcross the UK as
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe number of international students studying at Scotland’s universities rose to a record high in the 2022-2023 academic year.Overseas students made up nearly 29% of the total, with their tuition fees providing an important source of funding for universities. The biggest proportion by far continued to come from China – nearly 20,000 students – but thousands more came from India, Nigeria and the
Summarize this content to 1000 words A Texas school district, facing backlash after one of its middle schools banned black clothes, has said the dress code change was "prematurely communicated".Charles Middle School, part of the El Paso Independent School District, cited student mental health concerns when it announced its new dress code's ban of black outfits.But the school district said in a statement on Wednesday evening that Charles Middle School
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCAttracting teachers to rural areas such as Aberdeenshire is said to be an issueParent councils from all of Aberdeenshire's secondary schools have called for Scottish government action to boost teacher number.Leaders of the 17 parent councils said some subjects were not able to be taught and described the issue as "crucial".Claire Rennie, the chairwoman of Fraserburgh Academy Parent Council, said teachers were exhausted and
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC/Alan WebberSophie, 15, aims to break into the male-dominated wheelwright tradeA teenage girl is hoping to enter the male-dominated ranks of the wheelwrights - specialist craft workers who make wooden wheels.The trade was originally established to look after chariots, carts and gun carriages, but now the main focus is on veteran cars.Sophie, 15, is helping wheelwright Daniel Garner at his workshop on the Revesby
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCPupils waited hours in some cases to receive their results by email after an errorThousands of Scottish school pupils waiting for their exam results received an email with a blank space where their grades should have been.Many youngsters received a text with their results, but the error affected about 7,000 pupils who signed up to receive their results by email only.SQA chief executive Fiona
Summarize this content to 1000 words The numerical grading scheme was introduced as part of a 2014 curriculum overhaul by then-education secretary, Michael Gove.It put less emphasis on GCSE coursework than before, with grades in almost all subjects decided in final exams.The qualifications were designed to be more challenging, with exams taken after two years of study. Previously pupils covered the syllabus through a series of modules with regular assessments
