Image source, Getty Images By Vanessa Clarke Education reporter Exams season is beginning for hundreds of thousands of GCSE students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Here is everything you need to know. When are 2024’s GCSE exam dates? The GCSE summer exam period begins on Thursday 9 May, and finishes at the end of...
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NYPD officer fired gun while clearing Columbia protest
The police said protesters detained on Tuesday were charged with a variety of offences: burglary, obstructing governmental administration, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct. NYPD data showed that about 29% of those arrested on campus were not affiliated with the university. Source link
What are BTecs and how are they graded?
Hundreds of thousands of students do vocational qualifications known as BTecs every year. Source link
How does the GCSE grading system work?
The 9-1 grading system for GCSEs began in 2017 in England. Source link
Meat-free Mondays may be on menu for Surrey schools
Motion before county council proposes a plant-based menu at schools once a week to improve health. Source link
What do student protesters at US universities want?
Hundreds have been arrested as colleges struggle to deal with encampments, days before graduation. Source link
Pizza, sport and sleep help pupils revise for exams
For the first time since 2019, there will not be extra support to address the impact of the pandemic. Source link
Students design and launch 'gang awareness' app
Northampton School for Girls hope their award-winning idea will keep children safe from exploitation. Source link
Students occupy UK campuses in protest over Gaza
Activists are calling for universities to sever ties with Israel in response to the war. Source link
'I had no friends because of school place delay'
Aurelia uses a wheelchair and had no school place for four months after leaving primary school. Source link