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A primary school pupil has got top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year – having previously gained a GCSE ...

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 ...

The hard work is over and on Thursday pupils across Wales will join those in England and Northern Ireland getting their GCSE results. This year's GCSE results are expected to be broadly similar to ...

In recent years, many popular science books have appeared that attempt to make scientific ideas accessible to the general public. Although this is an entirely laudable endeavour, it has had both a ...

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The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today ...

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

CLEAR eGates match a traveler’s facial image with their identity document and boarding pass. (CLEAR Photo) Security company CLEAR is partnering with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ...