A senior Department for Education warned Gavin Williamson the exams algorithm was ‘doomed’ and could see hundreds of students receive the wrong results last month, it has been claimed. Former director-general Sir Jon Coles wrote to Mr Williamson six weeks ago to reveal his concerns about the Ofqual algorithm, claiming that it would only be … Read more
Watchdog Ofqual knew its algorithm was ‘doomed’ as far back as June but pressed ahead anyway, it has been claimed. An adviser who helped it develop the software said there was ‘always an understanding there would be winners and losers’. Ofqual has always said its system was as ‘fair as possible’ – despite so many … Read more
Don’t be a student sucker: Youngsters warned over offers of ‘easy money’ as more are tempted into laundering cash for criminals via current accounts Reporting body Cifas said there were a record 364,000 reports of fraud in 2019 A large proportion of these were cases of suspected ‘money muling’ This is where people are convinced … Read more
A four-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder will not be permitted to attend school in September despite posing no greater risk than other children in catching and spreading Covid-19. Victoria Henry-Macklin, 46, from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, is calling on ministers to intervene after she was told her son Ryan Henry-Macklin, who has Treacher-Collins Syndrome, will … Read more
A four-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder will not be permitted to attend school in September despite posing no greater risk than other children in catching and spreading Covid-19. Victoria Henry-Macklin, 46, from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, is calling on ministers to intervene after she was told her son Ryan Henry-Macklin, who has Treacher-Collins Syndrome, will … Read more
Gavin Williamson is told he must ‘carry the can’ for A-level results debacle as Boris Johnson stands by him but MPs demand the ‘ineffectual’ Education Secretary quit Gavin Williamson under growing pressure over handling of A-level results chaos Number 10 insisted Boris Johnson does have confidence in Education Secretary But some MPs believe Mr Williamson … Read more
Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as the country battles virus clusters linked to religious groups. The country’s ‘trace, test and treat’ approach has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus. But over the weekend the capital and … Read more
A teenager with terminal cancer who was told he wouldn’t make it to 2020 has revealed he is cycling 100 miles for charity – and refuses to stop smiling despite his diagnosis. Joseph Lunn, 18, from Mitcham, south London, was taken to hospital with suspected appendicitis in April 2019, only to be given the devastating news … Read more
France’s prime minister has told his citizens to ‘pull themselves together’ amid a fresh surge in coronavirus cases. Jean Castex said the public was becoming careless and raised the spectre of a second lockdown after a rise of more than 10,000 cases in the last week. France’s seven-day average now stands at 1,691 new cases … Read more
France’s prime minister has told his citizens to ‘pull themselves together’ amid a fresh surge in coronavirus cases. Jean Castex said the public was becoming careless and raised the spectre of a second lockdown after a rise of more than 10,000 cases in the last week. France’s seven-day average now stands at 1,691 new cases … Read more