Education

STUDENTS across the borough are celebrating this morning after opening their GCSE results. With a week of uncertainty behind them, students now have greater clarity over the grading system being...

THE MAJORITY of year 11 students at Emmbrook will be returning in September for sixth form, meaning that the school will see its biggest Year 12 for at least five...

“I would like to congratulate our students who have worked so hard during a difficult year to achieve such excellent grades across a wide range of subjects."

“We are of course delighted that Ofqual and the government have reversed the decision to use an algorithm to determine grades and have instead taken into account our centre assessed...

“Heads, teachers and governors are working their butts off to make schools safe. We need to support the headteachers in their decisions — they’re the professionals.”

WOKINGHAM borough council is pledging to support all A-level students affected by downgrading.  With a government u-turn expected later today, the executive member for children’s services said that she feels...

BOROUGH libraries have launched their summer reading challenge, and there’s still time to get involved. This year’s challenge, which will take place online will be celebrating funny books and hopes...

ALL STUDENTS at Leighton Park School received at least a pass in their A-levels – 69% of them achieved A*-B grades, while 17.4% of the grades were A*, almost double...

READING SCHOOL said that its 171 students are celebrating a “fine set” of A-level results.  In all, 91% of grades were A*-B, with 35.8% at A* and 73.3% at A*-A....

SIXTH FORMERS returned to Waingels College today for the first time since lockdown – not for lessons, but to collect their A-levels and BTEC results.  The socially distanced pupils met...