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Changes to GCSEs may cut number of students receiving top grades

12 Sep 2014: Ofqual reveals that fewer pupils sitting the new exams may be awarded the highest grade than currently get an A*
From J-Lo to Strictly: why more students are learning Spanish

9 Sep 2014:
Spanish is helping to reverse the decade-long decline in the number of students taking language GCSEs, says Emily Wight
Ofsted admits complaint about school's prior knowledge of inspection

9 Sep 2014:
Parent wrote about early warning at 'superhead's' school; fears over other 'tipoffs'; student berates exam board; and is Lord Nash's chain in breach of the rules?
British Library gives teachers tools to inspire

31 Aug 2014:
Anna Baddeley: The Discovering Literature website is an important cultural resource that can be enjoyed by all ages
Why exam success isn't everything

26 Aug 2014: Those who have done well in their GCSEs and A-levels should celebrate, but a rounded education is about more than just grades, says Estelle Morris
GCSE results signal need for urgent reversal of education policy

25 Aug 2014: Letters: Students are going to have their futures blighted merely by a change in exam reporting
GCSEs are obsolete and have been for years. Let’s scrap them

22 Aug 2014: Peter Wilby: Governments can tinker all they like, but exams at 16 have no function in today’s society – it’s time to do the decent thing
Teaching union looks into unexpected GCSE swings in disadvantaged areas

22 Aug 2014: Association of School and College Leaders warns poorer neighbourhoods may have been most affected by grade volatility
Educating Yorkshire's Jonny Mitchell: GCSEs only matter if the kids have what they need to follow their dreams

22 Aug 2014:
As pupils plan their futures, this year's changes to performance tables aren't perfect, but a big step in the right direction, says the head of Educating Yorkshire's Thornhill academy
GCSE results, Ofsted warning for superhead and back-to-school fever

Guardian Professional, 22 Aug 2014: Education round up: The pass rate for GCSE students rose, while teachers in America count the cost of providing classroom supplies
GCSE results: pain for pupils as ghost of Gove haunts grades

22 Aug 2014:
Proportion getting grade C in English falls, but maths passes are up and overall results show modest increase
GCSE success: the young, the gifted and the terrifyingly brainy

21 Aug 2014: Notable high achievers include 12-year-old who got top marks in chemistry and England lacrosse player with 10 A*s
GCSEs at school of last resort: no grins, just pride and KFC for star pupil

21 Aug 2014:
At Roman Fields pupil referral unit, where all students have been excluded at least once, teachers celebrate 'phenomenal' achievements
GCSE results 2014: key figures in Vines

21 Aug 2014: Want to see the GCSE 2014 results summarised in seconds? Take a look at the key figures from the release in our Guardian Data Vines
GCSE results: more A*-C grades awarded but English pass rate falls

21 Aug 2014: Ministers welcome increase in pass rate and say rise in number of pupils getting A*-C grades shows changes are working