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• A-levels and GCSEs: Free exam appeals for schools in England
  on August 14, 2020 at 11:23 pm

  England schools can appeal against A-level and GCSE grades for free, the education secretary says.

• A-levels: Worcester College, Oxford, 'will honour offers' despite results
  on August 14, 2020 at 8:40 pm

  The college says it has confirmed students' places "irrespective of their A-level results".

• A-levels: Labour call for government U-turn over 'exams fiasco'
  on August 14, 2020 at 4:21 pm

  Give pupils the grades their teachers predicted, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

• Exam results: Can I accept a degree place and sit the exam? And other questions
  on August 14, 2020 at 12:53 pm

  Are you concerned about your results? Experts answer some of your questions.

• Department of Justice says Yale discriminates against whites and Asians
  on August 14, 2020 at 12:16 am

  The Ivy League university denied that its admissions process breached Supreme Court rulings.

• Free school meals 'should be extended' for pupils from low-income migrant families
  on August 13, 2020 at 11:47 pm

  Pupils from low-income migrant families should keep getting government support, say charities.

• A-levels: Over a third of NI grades lower than predicted by teachers
  on August 13, 2020 at 10:03 pm

  Thousands of pupils receive their results after exams were cancelled due to Covid-19.

• A-levels: Anger over 'unfair' results this year
  on August 13, 2020 at 4:50 pm

  There are calls for a review and free appeals as concern grows over "volatility" in this year's results.

• A-level pupils in Wales find out 'cancelled summer' results
  on August 13, 2020 at 4:48 pm

  Record A-level results are reported but unions say there is a real concern at grades for some pupils.

• How have my exam results been decided this year?
  on August 13, 2020 at 8:25 am

  With exams in the UK cancelled this year, students' grades have been 'calculated' instead.

• BTec students are 'hopeful for the future'
  on August 12, 2020 at 11:08 pm

  BTec students are confident about their careers despite Covid-19 disruption.

• Exam results: 'Mocks aren't a fair way to decide grades'
  on August 12, 2020 at 6:27 pm

  A-level student Mia Cleal-Bramley explains why she doesn't want to rely on her mock exam results.

• Williamson apologises for school and exam disruption
  on August 12, 2020 at 6:07 pm

  England's Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tells children he is 'incredibly sorry' they have suffered.

• Coronavirus: Exam results day rituals put on hold
  on August 11, 2020 at 11:39 pm

  The struggle to balance social distancing with the emotional need to celebrate and commiserate.

• Coronavirus: Universities 'face collapse in student numbers'
  on August 7, 2020 at 12:25 am

  It comes as a former vice-chancellor says universities face a "perfect storm".

• Coronavirus: The childcare 'jigsaw' parents are facing this summer
  on August 6, 2020 at 1:10 am

  Many holiday clubs aren't running and some have had to hike up prices - how are parents coping?

• Furloughed Eurostar staff become French teachers
  on June 24, 2020 at 12:16 pm

  Train staff, including drivers, volunteer in the lockdown to help schools teach French online.

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