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Changes to 2022 GCSE and A-level exams will not make them easier for more able pupils, the head of the Government exam regulator has said. Because of the disruption caused to pupils’ learning by the pandemic, pupils in England will be offered a choice of topics in some GCSE exams, such as English literature, history, ancient history and geography, as well as exam aids next summer. For subjects where a choice of topics is not provided, advance notice on the focus of exam content will be given in

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Exam papers must be stripped of middle-class bias, the regulator Ofqual has said, after criticism over questions involving theatre trips and skiing holidays. Regulators published new guidance for exam boards, which stated that GCSEs and A-level tests must refrain from using" complex" language and show clearer layouts, amid concerns some pupils are disadvantaged. Watchdog chiefs insisted the new measures were not intended to make exams easier, but to" break down barriers" for pupils so they can r

Students have been warned of greater competition for places at leading universities this year because they expanded too much during the Covid pandemic. Some members of the Russell Group of 24 top-flight institutions may not offer as many vacancies on courses in clearing because of capacity issues, the president of Universities UK, which represents vice-chancellors, said. Other universities may not have enough student halls, specialist teaching spaces or staffing available come A-level results da

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" We're very hopeful for the next steps to come, but stay ready and geared up to fight for as long as we have to to protect these kids." Sydney Rasch/ ACLU Demonstrators rally outside the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock on March 18, 2021, to protest HB1570.... In April, the GOP-led Arkansas state legislature passed HB1570, the first bill in the country that would effectively ban transgender youth from gender-affirming care--despite a surprise veto by Republican Gov.... Tom Williams/ CQ-R