by cristahazell | Aug 11, 2021 | News
The head of England’s exams regulator has been criticised over his “embarrassing” claim that teacher-assessment grades were “likely to give a much more accurate” reflection of students’ capabilities than exams. One former policy adviser even suggested the comment...
by cristahazell | Aug 11, 2021 | News
GCSE and A-Level students did not sit exams this year and will instead be awarded grades by teachers. Teacher assessment of pupils is a better and more “accurate” way of awarding grades than formal exams, the government’s qualification regulator has said. Simon Lebus,...
by cristahazell | Aug 4, 2021 | News
More than 40,000 students could be offered places in new Turing scheme – though costs may not be fully covered. The government’s replacement for the Europe-wide Erasmus student exchange scheme appears to have got off to a flying start – although experts warn that the...
by cristahazell | Aug 2, 2021 | News
As well as the sporting events that dominated broadcasting in Summer we spotted this cultural aspect of the Games : https://japaninsides.com/196-countries-are-getting-represented-in-ambitious-kimono-project-for-tokyo-olympics/ As reported on Twitter by...
by cristahazell | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Spanish Zone
Watching TV shows and films in a different language is the most effective and practical way of learning that language. RM from BTS confirmed this by talking about how he managed to learn English by just watching the highly popular show Friends. If you are a native...
by cristahazell | Aug 2, 2021 | News
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has vowed to tackle Latin’s “reputation as an elitist subject” with a new scheme to boost take-up of the subject among disadvantaged pupils. He unveiled the £4 million “Latin excellence programme” over the weekend, in a move...
