Written by Primary school pupils in England should not face compulsory tests on phonics, times tables or grammar and punctuation, an influential headteachers’ union has advised the government. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) told the government’s national curriculum and assessment review that there was an “urgent need” to reconsider the phonics check of reading ability, […]
1 The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations held under 11 education boards of the country were published today as a total of 77.78 percent students passed this year. Of them, a total of 1, 45,911 candidates—64,978 male and 80,993 female– got GPA-5 (maximum grade point average) in the examinations, according to […]
Article content The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students, restoring letter grades from Grade 4 to 9, and ending SOGI 123. The provincial government website says B.C.’s SOGI program was introduced to […]