Poet's rhyming riposte leaves Mrs Schofield 'gobsmacked'

Poet Carol Ann Duffy has been touted by some as possibly being in line to be the first ever woman British poet laureat and here we see her response to the English exam boards removing her poem 'Education for...

Murdered Teenager Ben Kinsella Achieved 10 GCSE's with Grade A* in Graphics

It has been revealed that murdered 16-year old schoolboy, Ben Kinsella, who was stabbed to death after post-GCSE celebrations with friends had been awarded TEN passes including Grade A* in his favourite subject,...

GCSE results: One in five achieve top grades

Hundreds of thousands of UK students received their GCSE results this morning. For those who worked very hard revising they have been rewarded with a pass. Well done..."A sharp increase in top grades at GCSE was...

Maldives presidential candidate Ibra To “Throw Away The Curriculum”

"Presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) on Sunday attacked the current administration over what he said was a series of education “failures”. Noting a 5 per cent pass rate in GCSE O-level English in...

67 London schools told to improve or be taken over

Ed Balls, the UK Schools Secretary, has threatened to close down 67 schools if they don't improve their testing results."Dozens of London schools - including many city academies - are being ordered to raise their standards or face losing their independence. Ministers are...

GCSE Home Coursework is Scrapped

"Traditional GCSE coursework is to be scrapped for most academic subjects following a report by exam watchdogs. From 2009, it will be replaced by what is being called "controlled assessment", where pupils will do projects under supervision in class. The changes come amid...

Princess Eugenie Celebrates Exam Success

Princess Eugenie celebrates in Spain after discovering she's passed her GCSE exams with flying colors.

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