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We would like to hear from people in England who didn’t pass English and/or Maths GCSE

The new preparatory level 1 qualifications - one level below GCSEs - will "give students the essential knowledge and skills before they resit English or maths GCSE," in an effort to "end the resit treadmill", the…

More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs

In 2017, it was closer to one in five. The figures vary across the UK - with 48% of applicants in Scotland intending to live at home, compared with 20% in Wales - but the trend is rising across the board. Students told…

I asked 13 college grads for dorm essentials that stood the test of time

Armed with a list of must-haves and strongly suggested essentials, I filled a shopping cart with a lot of stuff I'd use immediately (jersey twin XL sheets) and stuff that I'd eventually throw away after four years (the…

Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university

The allegations, which were not proven in any formal investigation, triggered questions about Arday's achievements. There has been stiff criticism of Cambridge over its handling of the affair, but also of the coverage by…

'Relentless' GCSE resit cycle 'simply not working', school and college leaders say

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said a "significant proportion" of students fall short of passing those subjects, and that most who retake those exams "face the miserable experience of falling short…

GCSE results: girls still ahead but gender gap narrows as hundreds of thousands of pupils receive grades – as it happened

This is the same as the proportion recorded in 2019, before the pandemic. While it is a minor decrease, it still means nearly a third of teenagers are not achieving basic English and maths skills when finishing school.…

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths

The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher grades in England outside the Covid pandemic years, when exams were replaced by teacher assessments. The overall…

Students get their GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in England

Schools and colleges have been distributing grades in person, while pupils at more than 750 schools in England will also be able to see their grades on an app on their phones, which has been rolled out nationally for the…

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math students were "five to eight years" behind and lacked a "middle school" education on fractions and…

Açaí, chipotle and gnocchi – and other words you are probably mispronouncing

A small, dark-purple berry, or a purée made from them, commonly used in smoothies. has bits coming off it. Sorry? There's a sort of chin whisker hanging from the "c" and something weird is going on with the dot over the…