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Breastfeeding for longer linked to better exam results
Speed Read New study suggests breast milk could help secure a child top grades in GCSEs
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Pros and cons of GCSEs: is the exam system fit for purpose?
Pros and Cons Tony Blair has called for ‘radical’ education reform but others want a more cautious approach
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The Week Unwrapped: terrorist threats, space debris and natural history
podcast Why has Islamic State launched a new ‘global offensive’? Is the US right to ban anti-satellite missile tests? And does the UK need a natural history GCSE?
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Instant Opinion: there is ‘only one solution’ for the BBC
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 1 September
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The A-level and GCSE results ‘most often inflated’ by teacher’s grades
Speed Read History and biology results among the hardest hit subjects
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Gavin Williamson warned against ‘scapegoating’ officials over A-level chaos
Speed Read Education secretary insists he will not resign amid reports that senior officials are facing sack
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Instant Opinion: ‘England’s education system rewards the rich’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 18 August
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Exam U-turn: behind the algorithm that triggered A-level grades mayhem
In Depth ‘Seeds of the policy disaster’ sown in letter sent by Gavin Williamson as lockdown was announced in March
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Debate: should Gavin Williamson be expelled from the cabinet over exam results chaos?
Speed Read Tory MPs split over the education secretary’s future as PM offers his support
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What can Boris Johnson do to end the A-level ‘results crisis’?
In Depth Teachers and pupils appeal for clarity over appeals process as universities say they cannot hold places
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How 2020 exam grades will be calculated
Speed Read Exam cancellations and automated downgrades have led to fears of injustice
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Should GCSEs be scrapped?
In Depth Cancellation of exams as schools shut has fuelled debate about whether testing at 16 should be ditched for good
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Is Religious Education on its way out?
In Depth New report suggests replacing RE classes with ‘Religion and Worldviews’
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GCSE results: Making sense of new grade boundaries
In Depth English and Maths papers first to use 1-9 grading system in place of letters
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