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GCSE and Key Stage 4 vocational qualifications data explained

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 20 October 2022 - Categories: GCSE, GCSE results, Vocational education

The 2021/22 academic year saw the return of the summer exam series in which pupils sat GCSEs and exams relating to other Key Stage 4 qualifications for the first time since 2019. Pupils got their results in August and on …

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Exploring absences from school due to Covid-19

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 27 October 2020 - Categories: Uncategorized

We have been collecting data on school attendance each week so we can understand the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on schools across the country and see just how many pupils are absent as a result at any given time. Here …

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Apprenticeships and university application statistics

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 11 July 2019 - Categories: Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Statistics, Universities
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Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at newly released statistics on apprenticeships and university applications.

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Education in the Media: Friday 20 July 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 20 July 2018 - Categories: Exclusions, school exclusions, Statistics

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the latest exclusion statistics and an NAO report on the sale of the student loan book.

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Education in the media: 5 October 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 5 October 2017 - Categories: Equalities, numeracy

  Today’s Education in the media blog looks at new statistics published by the Office for National Statistics on the size of the LGB population in the UK, and maths expert Johnny Ball’s comments about mathematics in schools. LGB STATISTICS …

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Education in the media: 13 January 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 January 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, Higher Education, Uncategorized, Universities

Today’s news review examines figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Authority on the proportion of students getting top degrees. Degree grades On Thursday, 12 January, the Higher Education Statistics...

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Education in the media: 27 October

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 27 October 2016 - Categories: Admissions, Equalities, Higher Education

Today's news review looks at a survey from the Sixth Form Colleges Association, the release of the latest UCAS application statistics and the data from the Office for National Statistics on the gender pay gap.

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