In the realm of education, maths can be quite divisive; some students thrive on the challenge, while others would prefer to ...

As thousands of Year 11 pupils throughout the UK grapple with their mock examinations, one phenomenon has left teachers and parents equally baffled: the emergence of the seemingly "impossible" GCSE ...

Apple TV+ left Foundation season 3 on a gigantic and gruesome cliffhanger, and the fans want answers in season 4. With Brother Darkness' horrific decision tipping the power scales askew, the rise and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

Pupils are celebrating another top grades bonanza as one in five GCSE entries got at least a grade 7 or A following a rise on last year. However, the GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit a ...

Thousands of teenagers are opening up their GCSE and BTEC results this morning, with some taking part in a ground-breaking pilot scheme that allows them to access their grades through a mobile app. It ...

An 11-year-old boy has passed his maths GCSE with the highest grade possible. Harry Clark achieved a grade nine for the higher paper and also got an eight in his further maths exam, falling just one ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking ...

Year 11 pupils are collecting their GCSEs across the West Midlands. Grades are now numerical - 1 to 9 - rather than the traditional A-G system but how different are the papers to when we took them as ...