In March last year, the CMS said it would apply for a liability order for Katy’s ex, but warned it would take 26 weeks to go to court. Katy was relieved and put a note on the calendar. But as the date approached, the CMS told her it had still …
Read More »GCSE results day 2025: How to appeal results or resit exams
Hundreds of thousands of GCSE students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have finished their exams and are now waiting for their results Results will be released on Thursday 20 August from 08:00 BST. Here is everything you need to know about results, appeals and resits. BBC News
Read More »Are the UK’s top universities really ‘hoovering up’ students?
Duncan Ivison, president and vice chancellor at The University of Manchester, said students had been working hard to get the places they wanted and deserved. “We’re not cutting our standards,” he said. “We want our students not just to pass, but really flourish and do well. You can’t admit students …
Read More »Five key takeaways from results day 2026
This is the fifth year of T-level results in England, and the number of students getting grades has rocketed as their rollout continues. More than 19,600 students received grades in 21 subjects this year, up from 11,900 students across 18 subjects last year. This will be welcome news for the …
Read More »What are BTecs and how are they graded?
A BTec, which stands for the Business and Technology Education Council, is a practical qualification. Courses are assessed through exams, regular coursework and projects, and sometimes placements. BTec Firsts are Level 2 qualifications, meaning they are equivalent to GCSEs. Students often take a mixture of the two. They can be …
Read More »What are T-levels and what are the grades worth?
When T-levels were introduced by the previous Conservative government in 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies. T-levels were designed to streamline this landscape, and make post-16 options less confusing for students and employers. As part of the introduction of T-levels, funding …
Read More »Cambridge review into Jason Arday post will be independent, university says
The University of Cambridge will carry out an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jason Arday’s appointment and his time at the university, its vice-chancellor has confirmed. The investigation will be carried out by senior academics from within and beyond Cambridge and will begin “as soon as possible”. Arday resigned …
Read More »How much are tuition fees in the UK and is university worth it?
Recent research, external from Hepi and AdvanceHE suggests that 45% of undergraduate students think the value for money of their course is “good” or “very good”, up from 37% last year and the highest proportion recorded in more than ten years. Whether or not university can be considered “worth it” …
Read More »What is an apprenticeship and how much is the pay?
Apprentices split their time between training and working – and are paid by their employer. BBC News
Read More »How much parents could save from September’s new school uniform rules
Because every school sets its own uniform policy, parents can still face very different expectations and costs. Lorraine, who lives in London, has two children in secondary schools and is frustrated that her school has not changed any of its uniform policy this year. She says several items are still …
Read More »What to do before results day to get the most out of university clearing
At first, he wanted to take a gap year after his A-levels so did not apply for university, but was persuaded to go by family and friends after achieving “great grades”. On the day, with the help of his A-level teachers, he filled in a Ucas form, applied to six …
Read More »Academics call for independent inquiry into Jason Arday’s Cambridge appointment
A group of academics is calling for an independent investigation into the appointment of Prof Jason Arday, who resigned from his University of Cambridge roles following allegations of plagiarism. The former chair of the education faculty has also faced accusations of fabricating or exaggerating elements of his CV. He has …
Read More »Serious questions for Cambridge after professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
It is at this point Cambridge faces questions about whether it was defending its own reputation as much as an individual academic. Just a couple of weeks ago, the university was briefing journalists that this was a campaign against a black academic, its appointment system was rigorous, and it would …
Read More »All schools to get pupil attendance targets, government says
Many mainstream schools in England were given attendance targets specific to their school in a widespread trial last year, but on Thursday the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that every school would be getting their own target and that it would be monitored for the first time. The BBC understands …
Read More »The ‘education gap’ hiding in picture-perfect Cornwall and Devon
Year 10 pupil Ethan, from Budehaven Community School, wants to become a marine biologist and recently completed a work experience placement at a seal sanctuary that was a three-hour round trip by car. “I love being in the sea and just protecting its habitats and wildlife, it really makes me …
Read More »Student loan repayment rates an ‘unsustainable burden’, chancellor told
Laura Trott, shadow education secretary for the Conservatives, and Munira Wilson, education spokeswoman for the Liberal Democrats, are among MPs who have signed the letter. Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, also signed the letter and told the BBC he could not “see an end in sight” …
Read More »Gen-Z: Why keeping youth discontent in check remains Indian PM Modi’s biggest challenge
India has the world’s largest youth population with over 360 million people between the ages of 15 and 29. There’s been great progress in education enrolment and the number of private colleges and vocational training institutes have gone up exponentially in the last two decades. However, “the transition from education …
Read More »How parents and pupils took on ‘cruel’, ‘authoritarian’ schools – and won
April and Jack’s concerns were echoed at our town-hall events. More than half of the dozens of parents and pupils who turned up were concerned about the impact on students with special educational needs. Finn, a student at Camborne with ADHD, says it was a difficult environment for neurodiverse pupils. …
Read More »‘We are not lonely’: Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle
It’s a Friday night. A young woman trudges back to her apartment after a day of work. She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven. What follows is a nightly routine that is almost meditative in its …
Read More »Why is Oprah shutting down her elite girls' school?
US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year. BBC News
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