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Lord Baker’s letter on the Ebacc and arts subjects

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 August 2019 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, GCSE
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Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at a letter published in the Telegraph today, Monday 19 August, from former Education Secretary Lord Baker to the current Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson.

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Language Trends

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 3 July 2019 - Categories: Computer sciences, Curriculum, GCSE, Languages
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  Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the findings of the British Council’s Language Trends Survey 2019 and the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) announcement of which schools and colleges have been chosen to improve computer science …

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Education in the Media: Wednesday 22 August 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 22 August 2018 - Categories: Apprenticeships, GCSE
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Today’s Education in the media blog addresses the findings of Teach First's analysis into attainment, as well as looking at apprenticeships as we continue to work towards increasing vocational and technical education.

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Education in the media: 15 August 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 15 August 2017 - Categories: Curriculum, Social mobility

Today’s news review summarises a letter in The Times from Schools Minister Nick Gibb about the English Baccalaureate, the take-up of arts subjects and social mobility. The Ebacc and social...

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Education in the media: Wednesday 9 August 2017

Posted by: Media, Posted on: 9 August 2017 - Categories: Childcare, Curriculum, Higher Education
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Today’s news review looks at the National Student Survey results, the EBacc, and children’s social care services.

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Education in the media: 29 March 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 29 March 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, School spending

Today’s news review looks at coverage of a report into school funding and a letter from Justine Greening to the Education Select Committee regarding the grading system for our new ‘gold-standard’ GCSEs.

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Education in the media: 27 July 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 27 July 2016 - Categories: Curriculum, Exams and qualifications, PSHE
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Today’s news review looks at two open letters that have been sent to the Education Secretary about the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc).

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