GCS-easy? Exam grade boundaries should be lowered to compensate for the pandemic, Ofqual says

GCSE and A-Level exam grade boundaries should be lowered next year to compensate for effects of the pandemic, Ofqual says Ofqual is urging Government to ensure that exams are ‘less daunting’ in 2021  Chief regulator Dame Glenys Stacey has written letter to Education Secretary  Argues that pandemic is impacting learning so exams should be more … Read more

Naps and weekend lie-ins DON’T compensate for lack of sleep

Go to bed! Napping and weekend lie-ins are typically not enough to compensate for getting less than six hours sleep a night during the week, study shows Researchers from France studied the sleep patterns of more than 12,000 adults They found that around a third suffered from insufficient sleep during the week Yet only a … Read more

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over four-hour flight delay

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over a flight delayed by more than four hours, with a court describing the airline’s actions as ‘unacceptable’ The no-frills airline was sued over a July 2019 flight from Palma to Barcelona The unnamed passenger turned up for the flight but did not board it … Read more