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National data revealing overall pass rates to be released at 9.30am BST
Nearly 100,000 year 11 pupils will receive their GCSE results through a government app this year.
Pupils in the Greater Manchester and the West Midlands combined authority areas will be the first to trial the app, called Education Record, which automatically collates their key information and exam results.
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Campaigners said the clothing grant should be available to all parents who claim Universal Credit.
[This Day] Katsina — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Katsina State Government has unveiled a joint education sector coordination committee to promote education policy formulation and implementation in the state.
Mahnoor Cheema, from Slough, said she had done less studying than the average student.
[UN News] Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa, children’s admission to a particular public school is decided by province. Each provincial education department manages its own digital admissions system. The Western Cape province introduced an online admissions portal in 2018 which became fully operational in 2024. The aim was to make school placement more transparent. This is important because...
[The Conversation Africa] Open spaces such as parks, gardens and public squares play an important role in city life. They offer places where people can relax, meet others, and take part in community activities. They are key to building strong and sustainable communities in growing urban areas.
President Trump is getting universities, trading partners and law firms to agree to spend big on his terms, often to end fights he picked.
UK government is facilitating evacuation of scholarship recipients after campaign by MPs and university leaders
Nine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working to facilitate their evacuation.
The students – who have all been awarded Chevening scholarships, funded by the Foreign Office in recognition of their potential...
Artificial intelligence may change the world, but it probably won’t remake it.
Three young people tell the BBC what support they would have liked during their recent results days.
To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a high death rate in Philadelphia.
Exclusive: All pupils, including those with learning difficulties, made big improvements in tests when using word processors
Students who use keyboards in exams get better test scores, according to new research, raising questions about how schools will be affected when digital GCSE and A-level exams become widespread.
The research carried out at University College London tested state school...
The test is meant to filter out teachers who hold views “antithetical” to Oklahoma values.
The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.
We’d like to hear from students who are working 35 hours a week or more while they’re at university
A report released last week from the Higher Education Policy Institute found that students in the UK today need to work more than 20 hours a week to meet a “basic standard of living”. A similar study carried out last year by the same organisation found a record 56% of full-time undergraduates...
The GCSE pass rate is expected to be broadly similar to 2024, after years of flux during the Covid pandemic.
A boom in private-school vouchers and home-schooling has created an enrollment crisis for public education.
Influencers are making money online by recommending dorm products and designs to families, who spend thousands of dollars on back-to-college shopping.
Students from some countries won’t make it to class this fall because of President Trump’s travel ban. Others can’t get visa appointments. Some are simply scared. Universities are panicking.
Political challenges to elite colleges have long been a feature of life in the United States. A 1963 book helps show us why.