Education

Pass rates in GCSE English language and Maths have faced a substantial decline in 2024, with the West Midlands being the place that has suffered this decline the most at a staggering 10% lower pass rate than London.  

studying and socializing?  

Birmingham libraries under threat as council looks to cut £2.3 million from its libraries’ budget.  

Cambridge University has a reputation of academic excellence and social decimation. It is viewed as a place where people strive for academic success whilst committing their brains to the psychological torture of uncaring professors and no mental health support. Anyone who has so much as considered an application there can attest to the praise and warning such an idea provides.  

While being sat in your lessons, hearing your teachers feel passionate about the subject they teach, you may wonder what it is that inclined them to teach at this level, rather than GCSE or primary, well I conducted some interviews to help find out this cause. 

In a survey of students on college campus, they were asked to rate their subjects out of ten. These scintillating (and in some cases scathing) rankings have given us the definitive list of the best (and worst) subjects at King Ed’s, according to students.  

It has been brought to many language teachers’ attention (especially at GCSE level) that modern foreign languages are the dreaded subject for many students. Understandably, learning another language is naturally difficult, but often, MFL lessons are used to ‘mess around’ in school.  

As Christmas approaches, college has kindly decided to gift us a mountain of exams and tests. While it’s extremely helpful to consolidate your knowledge at the end of a term, having them all at once can be stressful and terrifying. Winter is grey and dull enough as it is, therefore, it’s vital to look after yourself throughout the storm of exams.  

In April 2021, UCAS published their ‘Reimagining UK Admissions’ report, which was informed by 13,000 UK students and outlined several possible reforms to the UK university admissions process, including proposing radical changes to personal statements.  

Is listening to music whilst revising just wasting time? Or do you truly believe it helps productivity? Well, it can be effective for different people depending on what revision technique you're doing, what subject, what music it is that you are listening to, as well as many other factors.  

The new and improved A-level system is set to bring ‘World class education for all’. Well, that is what the Government are projecting; whether this will become a reality is something that we’ll all have to wait and see.