There has been a 45 per cent increase in the number of sixth-form students taking double maths over the past five years to reach 13,223, but uptake is still relatively low. Less than one in six of ...
The government is to delay changes to A-level mathematics and further mathematics amid concerns that pupils will not be sufficiently well prepared for the new exam. The changes will be put back a year ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is to cut back a hugely successful programme designed to encourage teenagers to take up ...
Towards the end of A levels, the Further Mathematics class of a batch usually comes down to a fifth of its initial size. Being arguably the most difficult subject out of all the A levels, Further ...
Choosing A-Levels can feel stressful for both students and parents. Some subjects are known to be harder because they need strong maths skills, long essays, or complex problem-solving. Many families ...
Results in England show record numbers sat maths and further maths, and percentage of top grades rose England may finally be shaking off the perception of being “bad at maths” after record numbers of ...
The government wants more teenagers to continue studying maths after GCSE Teachers have hit out at an "extraordinary decision" to cease funding a key A-level maths project. Underground Mathematics had ...
Entries for A-level maths exceeded 100,000 this summer – the first time this milestone has been reached. The subject remained the most popular A-level this year, with a 10.9% increase in entries ...
The school that topped the Times newspaper’s A-Level rankings in 2024 only permits students to sit A-levels in three subjects: maths, further maths and physics. At King’s College London Mathematics ...
In 2025, more young people than ever have opened their A-level results to find out how they did in their maths exam. Once again, maths has been the most popular A-level subject, with 112,138 entries ...
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