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Parents increasingly document their children’s lives using digital platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Stacy Steinberg from the Washington Post provides 4 things to keep in mind about posting . . .
The ban on face-to-face teaching at Hong Kong schools has been extended indefinitely beyond August 17, although online lessons can return for the start of the academic year. The report from SCMP highlights how int . . .
Excellent piece on latest arguments regarding HE, FE and social mobility (Full article – THE) Mobility impacting all countries with developed international student sectors, even the less well-known e.g. New . . .
The number of British school leavers applying to start degree courses this autumn has surged to a record high despite uncertainty amid the Covid-19 pandemic, UCAS figures suggest (source: The Independent . . .
Here is a very informative article from Sciencemag.org that has looked at lessons learnt from different countries around the globe as they have tried to re-open schools closed by the pandemic. When Science&n . . .
An interesting article from the BBC reporting that Ofqual is asking schools to allow students who did not reach usual qualifying GCSE grades this year to be allowed to stay on and enroll in A levels anyway.. . . .
Here as an uplifting article from the SCMP about how Mary Lam and other special educational needs students in Hong Kong have succeeded at the DSE. Mary Lam Ka-yan recalls the pressure she felt as she strugg . . .
It now appears that using teacher-assessed grades has resulted in average marks being higher than they have been in the past for GCSE and GCE A Level (Note: This article does not relate to International GCSE or In . . .
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