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News archive 3: 10-14 August
- 10-14 august 2015 This week's headlines include the news that A-level passes have increased by 0.1%, a rise in the number of parents prosecuted for a child's truancy, and fears that sixth-form colleges are facing a funding crisis.
- 10 august In the news today: the 2015 STPCD has been published, the government is considering an overhaul of the exam board system, and research suggests parents struggle to answer many of their children's questions.
- 11 august In the news today: funding cuts are threatening the survival of sixth form colleges, research suggests parental anxiety about maths can affect children's numeracy, and fewer pupils are getting top grades in English IGCSE.
- 12 august In the news today: the number of parents taken to court over children's truancy has risen, this year's A-level results are expected to show a fall in the number of top grades, and only a quarter of 18- to 25-year-olds plan to read a book on holiday.
- 13 august In the news on A-level results day: this year's figures show a rise in overall pass rates, a slight drop in top grades, and a discrepancy between results in the north and south of England.
- A-level results remain "stable" A 0.1% increase in the number of A-level passes is balanced out by a slight reduction in the proportion of pupils achieving A* and A grades.
- Rise in parental convictions for child truancy (12/8/2015) More parents of truants were taken to court in 2014 than in 2013. Figures suggest that the majority of those convicted are women.
- Sixth-form colleges face funding crisis (11/8/2015) A survey of sixth-form college leaders indicates many feel their colleges' futures are threatened by a lack of government funding.