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GCSEs 2024: The 'remarkable' achievement of our Covid-era kids

Aug 21, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Will Goldsmith |Helen Pike

We are on the brink of the release of another “normal” year of GCSE results. Ofqual has asked the exam boards to go easy on candidates in computer science, French and German in order to offset new specifications or to correct historic harshness in grading. Beyond this, no concessions have been made for this cohort, despite the fact that they missed out on schooling and socialisation in Years 8 and 9. Fair enough, you might think: this is all part of a national keenness to move on from pandemic.
A-level results gap widens between state and private

Aug 15, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Will Goldsmith |Simon Probert

The yawning gap between state and private schools when it comes to top A-level grades has widened again this year, A-level results 2024 released today show. The latest data shows the gulf in achievement at grade C and above is the biggest in any year since 2018, when comparable records began. In total, almost half (49.4 per cent) of A-level entries at independent schools this year were awarded A or A*, compared with less than a quarter (22.3 per cent) at comprehensives.
Students receive results of Cambridge International exams

Aug 13, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Will Goldsmith |Simon Probert |Cherry Atkinson

Record numbers of students are celebrating the results of Cambridge International examinations today (August 13), highlighting the on-going appetite for the British curriculum approach. A total 631,248 students around the world received results from their Cambridge IGCSE, O-level and International AS and A-level exams.
Ofqual grading boost for MFL and computing

Jul 21, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Will Goldsmith |Simon Probert |Cherry Atkinson |Irena Barker

Exam boards have been told to be more generous when grading French, German and computer science GCSEs this year, The Times reports. Exams regulator Ofqual has said exam boards should adjust grading standards for the subjects, particularly in the upper range. Leading educators had complained about “severe grading” in modern languages for many years, stressing that the most able children were being put off the subjects because they were less likely to get top grades at GCSE.
It’s Time To Turn The Page

Jan 10, 2024 | harvardindependent.com | Will Goldsmith

It’s never good karma to celebrate an individual losing their job. While I have publically taken great issue with Claudine Gay’s actions as the President of Harvard University, I still do not celebrate her resignation. At the same time, Dr. Gay’s resignation is a positive for the Harvard community—and for higher education at large. Harvard needs a leader whose rhetoric and actions manifest an unflinching commitment to student safety and whose academic integrity is beyond reproach.
The World is Watching | Harvard Independent

Oct 20, 2023 | harvardindependent.com | Will Goldsmith

To the Harvard Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Harvard community at large,I write today not as a particularly religious person. I rarely attend religious services. I had a Bar Mitzvah, but I have profound doubts about the existence of a God. Although I have no doubt that my religious background subconsciously shapes my perceptions of the world, it does not animate my thinking surrounding the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East.
An Open Letter to President Claudine Gay

Oct 10, 2023 | harvardindependent.com | Will Goldsmith

Dear President Claudine Gay, I write to you today with a heavy but hopeful heart. My heart is heavy as a result of the tragedies that have unfolded, and are continuing to unfold, in southern Israel and Gaza. My heart is also heavy because of the hateful rhetoric employed by some of my fellow Harvard students in the wake of the recent terror attacks.
Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says

Sep 10, 2023 | inkl.com | Will Goldsmith

At Bedales School, which charges up to £42,555 a year, teenagers currently study around five GCSEs and the remainder are the school’s own Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs). Pupils at Bedales will only sit GCSEs in two subjects – English Language and maths – and more subjects will move over to the school’s alternative courses in future years, the school has announced.
The role of hydrogenated vegetable oil in decarbonising our world

Mar 9, 2023 | hvofueluk.co.uk | Will Goldsmith

As we strive to reduce our carbon emissions, many new technologies are being developed and tested. One of the most promising is hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). HVO is a clean-burning diesel fuel made from renewable sources that can help reduce emissions while still providing us with the energy we need. Let’s take a look at how HVO works and why it’s so important for decarbonising our world. How does HVO work?
Reducing carbon emissions with hydrotreated vegetable oil

Mar 9, 2023 | hvofueluk.co.uk | Will Goldsmith

As the world continues to explore and develop more sustainable methods of reducing carbon emissions, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) has come to the forefront as a solution. Let’s take a closer look at why this is and how it works. What is HVO? Hydrotreated vegetable oil is a clean-burning fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats. It’s produced through a process called hydrotreating, which removes impurities from the oil and makes it chemically resemble diesel fuel.