that report from education correspondent gillian hargreaves.occo to spain. nearly 600 people were rescued yesterday on what coastguards described as their busiest day yet. some people have attempted the short journey in children's paddle boats. so far this year there've been almost 9,000 arrivals, that's three times as many as in the same period in 2016. gavin lee sent this report from spain. voicoever: in the mist of the mediterranean, a search is under way for a record number of migrant boats which sail for morocco in the early hours. one by one, the rescuers arrive, first with some moroccans, exhausted and likely to be deported in days. then women and children, sub—sa ha ran africans making journeys in larger numbers now. one—year—old lena from cameroon is the youngest rescued. her mother, helen, says they were at sea for six hours waiting in the dark for help. "we were so scared and cold," she says. "water was rising on the boat. "we put our lives in god's hands." here is another rescue boat with another 120 migrants on board. we are told t

of the kensington aldridge academy, david benson, speaking to our education correspondent, gillian hargreaves at least 100 have been injured, after a van was driven into crowds at one of the city's most popular tourist sites and there are warnings that the death toll may rise. gavin lee is there with the latest. the police press conference has just finished in the past few minutes. the latest details we know, more than 100 people injured, 13 people dead, 15 people in a critical condition in hospital. behind me this is the stretch of last rambus, the most famous promenade in spain, where police are going from house to house right now —— the stretch of last rambus. they are investigating exactly who is in because they believe there's a bigger plot, more men involved. they say two men have been arrested. they were hiding in bars about 500 metres down the street. there were about 200 people inside a museum, inside some of the shops, hiding out. they are being told to stay, take cover. there's been two men a third has an shot about 500 metres from here, shot dead. two men fled on foot, a third man

gillian hargreaves.ont brakes, is launching a campaign to change the law. yesterday 20—year—old charlie alliston was convicted of wanton and furious driving, an offence dating back to 1861, but was cleared of manslaughter, following the death of kim briggs. her husband, matthew, is calling for the creation of new offences, such as death by dangerous cycling. he's been speaking to our correspondent, dan johnson. she had this mantra of make everyday count. enormous believer in filling life with experiences, with travel. she was always happy, always willing to help people, always willing to lend an ear. yeah, she wasjust fantastic. kim riggs, a wife and a mother who was hit by a bike. —— kim briggs. she suffered serious head injuries and died a week later. that bike should never have been on the road. it was designed for the velodrome. fixed gear and with no front brake. riding it was charlie alliston, in the middle. cleared yesterday of manslaughter, but convicted under a law from victorian times of causin

gillian hargreaves reports.ths ago, busy showing what they learn, now the students at this couegein they learn, now the students at this college in east london are about to find out if hard work paid off. in england, recent changes to a—levels mean these are the firstjudon is to sit one exam at the end of two years study, less emphasis on coursework, and as—level is no longer count towards the final grade in 13 subjects. the new type of a—levels are unsettling for some students. —— as—levels. are unsettling for some students. —— as-levels. memorising, rather than learn, they are trying to make it harderfor learn, they are trying to make it harder for us learn, they are trying to make it harderfor us and learn, they are trying to make it harder for us and it will get harder each year. we have two access it. when they wheel out the guinea pigs, we have no past papers, no practice, even teachers, so much new things added to the syllabus, teachers are struggling to teach as well. the change of direction has been wel

headteacher of the school — david benson — has been speaking to our education correspondent gillian hargreaves

exams in wales have also been made harder, as our education correspondent gillian hargreaves explainssands of 16 —year—olds will find out if all their hard work has paid off. but there are new pressures this year in england and wales. maths, english and welsh have all been restructured. and in england, their‘s a new numerical grading system for the english and maths systems, running from grading 1—9, with nine being the highest score, identifying the best students in the country —— there's. great for is broadly being compared to a previous grade c, considered a standard pass. the government says the new grade five should be considered a strong past. the old alphabetic system is still in place for other gcse subjects until next year, head teachers are accusing the government of trying to reform too quickly and causing a muddle. the consequences for teachers are that they have had to start teaching new courses, partly at gcse, while other things have been changing in schools. it will lead to a sense of frustration that there hasn't been sufficient time to plan for it, there are not enou

here's our education correspondent, gillian hargreaves.onths ago they were busy showing what they had learnt. now the students at this college in east london are about to find out if the ha rd london are about to find out if the hard work paid off. in england recently is to a—levels mean these are the first students to sit one exa m are the first students to sit one exam at the end of two years on study. less emphasis on coursework, and as—levels no longer count towards the final grading 13 subjects. the new type of a—levels are unsettling for some students. subjects. the new type of a—levels are unsettling for some studentslj think the new system wants us to memorise stuff rather than learn. they are just trying to make it harderfor they are just trying to make it harder for us they are just trying to make it harderfor us and they are just trying to make it harder for us and it they are just trying to make it harderfor us and it is going to get harderfor us and it is going to get harder each year. wejust harderfor us and it is going to ge

language, english literature and maths, with nine being the top mark. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaveseld. you know the routine, thejourney, the waiting, the nerves. then the results. i've got into college so i'm all right. i passed everything. pretty good, i'm really proud of myself. in england, a new grading system for gcse english and maths but only a few will achieve grade nine. grade four is compared to an old—style grade c and considered a standard pass, however the government says the new grade five should be considered a strong pass. i've onlyjust passed maths, it's fine, i'm happy with it. in fact some maths papers were so challenging in england this year you only needed 18% to pass. the subject content is significantly harder, and some of the old a—level content is in there so some people will take confidence these results are world—class. which is why there have been all of these changes this year. the government wants students such as these to compete with the best the world. we want our young people to be well equipped, to do well in the world of work in a competitive, glo

our education correspondent gillian hargreaves has been spending the day at outwood academy in sheffieldd northern ireland, thousands of stu d e nts northern ireland, thousands of students will have received their gcse results. i have spent the morning with pupils at this school as they have opened the fateful envelopes. you know the routine - the journey. the wait. envelopes. you know the routine - thejourney. the wait. the nerves. then the results. oh, college, i have got in, i'm all right.|j then the results. oh, college, i have got in, i'm all right. i passed everything. pretty good, i'm proud of myself. in england a new grading system for english and maths, but only a few will achieve the top grade 9. grade 4 has been compared to an old—style grade c and is considered a standard pass. but the government says the new grade 5 should be considered what they call a strong pass. i have onlyjust passed maths, by a little bit. it is fine. in fact, some maths papers we re fine. in fact, some maths papers were so challenging in england you only needed 18% to pass. the subject content is sign

language, english literature and maths, with nine being the top mark. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreavesat 0utwood academy in sheffield. you know the routine, thejourney, the waiting, the nerves. then the results. i've got into college so i'm all right. i passed everything. pretty good, i'm really proud of myself. in england, a new grading system for english and maths but only a few will achieve grade nine. grade four is compared to an old —style grade four is compared to an old—style grade c and considered a standard pass however grade five should be considered a strong pass. i've only just passed should be considered a strong pass. i've onlyjust passed maths, it's fine, i'm happy with it. in fact some maths papers were so challenging in england this year you only needed 18% to pass. the subject content is significantly harder, and some of the old a—level content is in there so some people will take confidence these results are world —class. confidence these results are world-class. which is why there have been all of these changes this year. the government wants students such as these

let's go to our educations corresponding, gillian hargreaves, who is in sheffield and can give us theoisy. the national overall picture shows that the pass rate has fallen slightly to 0.6%. the pass rate in english and maths in england has a numerical value now. instead ofa has a numerical value now. instead of a grade c, candidates are given a grade four, which is officially the pass rate for gcses in england in those subjects. the number of top grades, the new grade seven for english and maths, is down. throughout the uk, the number of top grades, a and above, has fallen by o.5%. although they sound very small figures, giving year on year there has been a lot of stability, and in previous years there has been quite a lot of growth in those top grades, it shows that this year students have found some of the papers a little more difficult. in england and wales, english, maths and welsh have been beefed up. new academic qualifications, and some teachers and students have argued that this year are the guinea pigs year, if you like, the first year to try them out. there may be some volat