Is the government dodging the blame for the exam results fiasco?
A second senior official has resigned over the debacle – but the Education Secretary remains in place.
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Why rebranding higher education as “job training” is an offence to humanism
Too many governments seem determined to diminish the type of education that nurtures free and independent thinking.
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“The teachers laughed at me”: How Miles King defied expectations to make it to Oxford
Despite his talent, the black A-level student was mocked when he said he wanted to attend a Russell Group university.
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How the Conservatives outsourced the blame for public scandals
The A-level and Covid-19 crises show how irresponsibility is an inherent part of the neoliberal governance system.
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First thoughts: The truth about A-levels, and how newspapers have survived the pandemic
The UK has an over-elaborate system for allocating university places – perhaps the government will seize the opportunity to design a…
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Kate Clanchy diary: Oxford in the exam storm, and summer evenings down by the Thames
A magical looking-glass in the middle of our city separates a racially mixed, socially deprived town from a turreted village of…
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How the exams fiasco revealed a cold truth about life after coronavirus
There will be no return to “normal” in 2021, even if an unexpectedly rapid medical advance allows the world to subdue coronavirus.
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Two government U-turns have placed many of Britain’s universities on life support
Universities used to attracting students who have missed their first-choice face new financial woes after the exams U-turn.
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