Skills shortage still threatens economy
Whilst the numbers of pupils studying sciences is up this year, the proportion of students achieving A and A* grades in the sciences has fallen in contrast to the trend in other subjects.At the same time, the Institution of Engineering of Technology is warning that the UK faces a massive skills shortage in science-related professional jobs in the UK, unless the number of young people studying science and maths increases at a rapid pace.
Extra-curricular activities won’t improve university offers
The head of admissions at Oxford has made it clear that extra curricular activities undertaken by students to persuade universities to award them a place are a waste of time.
GCSE exam pass-rate increases for the 23rd year
Despite the soaring number of A and A*s achieved by pupils in this year’s GCSEs, teenagers now face being squeezed out of college courses by university rejects.
Key Stage 1 assessments published
This year's published primary school Key Stage 1 results show that there has been no change in the number of pupils achieving Level 2 or above in speaking and listening, writing, mathematics and science.
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