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Wednesday, 5 February, 2003, 17:42 GMT

A-LEVEL GRADES CRISIS LATEST

Sacked Stubbs wins payout
Sir William Stubbs, the sacked former chairman of the exams watchdog, agrees a £95,000 out-of-court settlement.

Exams not assured, watchdog says
A-level variations 'nothing untoward'
'Whistleblower' given top exam post
£6m for extra A-level markers
Too much testing - says exams chief
Attempt to clarify what A-levels are

A-LEVELS: TOMLINSON INQUIRY

A-levels 'should now be secure'
The man who investigated this year's exam grading problems has said there can be no guarantee that there will not be trouble next year.

A-level inquiry calls for sweeping change
Teachers veto school year change
Only 16 students switch courses
University concern over new A-levels
Tomlinson seeks views about A-levels
Morris 'sorry' as A-levels are upgraded
'Nothing at all has changed'
Q&A: A-levels - where are we now?
A-level re-grading scaled down
Tens of thousands face A-level review
Heads welcome re-grading move
Exams chief sacked in A-level re-grading
The 'accident waiting to happen'
Students' relief at re-grade
Unions welcome 'justice' for pupils
Morris rejects resignation calls
A-level inquiry 'not compromised'
Call for more open 'fix' inquiry
Inquiry into A-level grades 'fixing'

SUBJECT-BY-SUBJECT TABLES

A/AS-LEVELS

Big rise in A-level pass rate
The waiting is over for more than a quarter of a million students - and results show a sharp rise in the pass rate, to 94.3%.

Students and teachers praised
Welsh exam success not all it seems
Pensioner passes 29th A-level
Twins get identical results
Boy wonder passes computing A-level
Waiting trio get their results
In pictures: A-level results joy
Students reject 'easy' A-level claims
Analysis of the results
A-levels not easier insists minister
Record results for NI students
A-levels 'poor test of ability'
Results day decisions
Q & A: The cashing-in dilemma
Students 'sleepwalking' to debt?
Call for exam reforms
A-level row upsets students

GCSEs/GNVQs

GCSE 'gender gap' sparks concern
The gap between the performance of girls and boys at GCSE worries education officials, as 600,000 students get their results.

Analysis of the results
Addressing the gender gap
Work-oriented exams 'need improving'
Pupils dropping languages
Charlotte is tops in music
A GCSE at six
Exam board pass rates vary
Girls' dominance continues in Wales
Continued rise in NI pass rate

SCOTLAND

University body 'sorry' for mistake
A mix-up over 1,000 Scottish exam results appears to have been resolved, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

Scottish exam passes drop
Concerns over exam marking