GCSE results 2019: How entry numbers in EBacc and non-EBacc subjects have changed over time
What do the long-term trends tell us?
Crying Wolf? Part two
What impact did Wolf review reforms have on post-16 choices and attainment?
Crying Wolf? Part one
What impact did Wolf review reforms have on exam entries and attainment?
Are more pupils really taking arts subjects?
Schools Week last week published a handy summary of Ofqual’s release of summer 2017 examination entry statistics. It notes that entries in EBacc subjects have risen whilst entries in other subjects have fallen. This raises the question of whether the EBacc is crowding other subjects out of the curriculum. In defence of the EBacc, Schools [...]
Are 19-year-olds really becoming less qualified?
Aficionados of DfE Statistical First Releases (SFRs) were shocked to their very core a couple of weeks ago with the revelation that the percentage of 19-year-olds qualified to Level 2 had fallen for the first time since records began. In the real world this equates to young people achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C [...]