With the recent news that AQA is thinking about assessing girls by their coursework and boys by their performance in exams, it is interesting to think about what your own preferences might have been when you were at school.
As a man, it is suggested that I would have excelled if I was assessed predominantly by [...]

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AQA, one of the largest exam boards in Britain, is reportedly looking into the possibility of tailoring its assessments in order to play to the different strengths exhibited by children of different genders according to national trends.
The idea is that boys would be given the chance to take part in an increased number of seated [...]

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Michael Gove, the UK’s new education secretary, has announced arrangements to revise planning laws in order that groups of parents, teachers and charities can begin founding new academy schools.
Those interested in the scheme may register their interest with the government as of today. Gove explained that more than 750 parties had already stated their interest. [...]

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