Articles Tagged: exams
Will you sign up to the parental rules of solidarity?
Parenting, as we all know, is a minefield. There's nothing more exasperating than hearing everyone else's mums and dads let their kids stay up late, eat crisps for breakfast and buy them the latest smartphone on the market.
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Surviving Teenagers: Welcome to exam season
Welcome to exam season. If you’ve got teenagers, you’re now treading that impossible line between encouragement and nagging.
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Teachers rewriting pupils' work to get better results for schools
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has said that some teachers' professional integrity is being undermined because of pressure to get good exam results for their school.
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Pupils' hilarious exam answers
Wondering how your kids got on in their exams? Well a new website might reveal the answer – but be prepared for some crushing disappointment.
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Schoolgirl to take GCSE in skydiving!
Like most 15-year-old school students, Sian Spence is currently working hard towards her GCSE exams, putting in plenty of study and revision. But quite UNLIKE most other pupils, Sian is taking a GCSE in skydiving!
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Teachers paying to "cheat" exams and improve results
Teachers have been caught “cheating” by secretly paying for help to get better exam results for pupils, an investigation has revealed.
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GCSE papers to be marked down for poor writing, and re-sits scrapped
Youngsters taking GCSE exams could lose up to 12 per cent of their marks if their grammar, spelling and punctuation are not up to scratch.
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Wealthy families shelling out for private exam tuition leaves poorer kids disadvantaged
Experts have said that poorer children are missing out on university places because their families cannot afford to splash out on extra tuition to get them through their exams.
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