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Rishi Sunak is right about a lack of maths skills in England: here's how plans to extend teaching could work

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has proposed making the study of mathematics compulsory for all students in England up to the age of 18, to help young people “in a world where data is everywhere and statistics underpin every job”.

The Conversation · Jan 5, 2023

'Impossible' maths exam question that both kids and parents struggle with

The GCSE level question is notoriously difficult

Liverpool Echo · Jan 5, 2023

'Impossible' maths question that stumps all parents as well as kids

As Rishi Sunak lays out plans to make maths compulsory until the age of 18, research from Save My Exams has revealed a GCSE question that hundreds of parents struggle to answer

Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023

Family who branded author a predator in vile ­'poison pen' campaign faces libel damages

The High Court heard that Richard Parsons - who made a fortune selling GCSE study guides - was compared to Harvey Weinstein by a couple and their daughter in a campaign of harassment

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Poorer children still lagging behind ‘at same rate as decade ago’

Disadvantaged pupils fall further behind in primary schools and at GCSE, Fair Education Alliance says

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

Space debris, an ancient tree, and next year’s Oscars host – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

Applying post 16: what every parent and teenager needs to know

More than half of Year 11s switch schools or go to college after their GCSEs, according to the London’s post-16 Trajectories report.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

Who is Gillian Keegan? Tory MP and education secretary loses seat in Chichester

Profiling Gillian Keegan - the Conservative Education Secretary who lost her seat to the Liberal Democrats

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022

Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils got the most top GCSE and A level grades in Wales this year

Pupils of other ethnicities got more top grades than white British students at GCSE and A level in Wales this year - with children from Chinese and Indian ethnicities getting the most A*s

Wales Online · Oct 25, 2022

GCSE grades gap for disadvantaged pupils in England widest in a decade

Experts say summer’s results mean new child poverty strategy needed to tackle worsening gulf in attainment

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022