On your marks: record grades trigger the race for places

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UK universities now have confirmed offers on more than 150,000 of the 290,000 places which they have made available for autumn 1996. The pass rate for A-levels has been extremely high, and this means that fewer places will be available through the clearing system. However, students who have achieved grades just below those required may still be able to gain a university place. There have been some calls for the standard of A-level examinations to be reviewed, amidst concerns that the examinations may be becoming too easy.

College admissions

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PM tells schools: get tough

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Teachers are likely to receive more classroom support in their efforts to deal with unruly pupils as part of a UK government 12-point education programme. This will be welcomed by teachers, many of whom believe that the present Department for Education and Employment guidelines on detentions and exclusions work too much in the favour of such pupils. Other initiatives will include allowing grant-maintained schools to borrow up to the value of their existing assets in order to meet growing demand for places.

Planning, Laws, regulations and rules, Education and state, Education policy, School discipline

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Tough drill for the standards police

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Training of 1,187 school inspectors will be complete by Feb 1993and inspection of secondary schools will begin in the autumn of 1993. The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) will award contracts to teams of inspectors who will inspect all schools every four years. HMI inspectors provide the one-week courses. The inspection system requires much more detail with a distinction between quality of teaching and quality of learning.

Teaching, Training, Inspection, United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Inspectorate, School management and organization, School administration, Curriculum planning, Curriculum development

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