Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ leader of Olympus Academy Trust
Jonny Baker Dave Baker founded a trust that now educates 6,500 pupils Tributes have poured in for the “remarkable” leader of a multi-academy trust who died suddenly of a heart…
Gazan students granted approval to study in UK
The government has agreed plans to allow around 40 students in Gaza to come to the UK in the coming weeks to take up funded university scholarships. Nine have been…
Gaza scholars await UK evacuation to pursue studies
Handout Manar submitted one of her applications on top of a damaged building in Rafah, southern Gaza, in February 2025 As students across the UK celebrated securing their university places,…
Why are girls’ results dipping?
Hayley Clarke Education reporter PA Girls are more likely to pass their GCSEs than boys. This year, like every year, that remained the case – with 70.5% of girls’ grades…
Are we in a Maths and English ‘resit crisis’?
PA Media The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn’t…
Is there a ‘resit crisis’? Key takeaways from 2025’s GCSE results
The Data Journalism Team BBC Verify PA More than 600,000 teenagers have been opening GCSE and other Level 2 results on Thursday. Most have just finished Year 11, marking the…
Parents on low wages struggling to get school uniform grant
Lucy Adams Education correspondent, BBC Scotland Katy McCloskey Senior producer BBC Jen works 22 hours a week in a care home but struggles to cover her bills Parents on low…
Taking 23 A-Levels ‘not stressful at all’ says Slough student
Daisy Stephens & Allen Sinclair BBC News, Berkshire BBC Mahnoor Cheema is now off to Oxford to study medicine A teenager who passed 23 A-Levels has said she did not…
Students face nervous wait for grades
Getty Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive GCSE, BTec Tech Awards and other Level 2 results on Thursday. The GCSE pass rate is expected to be broadly…
Families criticise leaders at Our Lady’s Abingdon after closure
Chris McHugh BBC News, Oxfordshire BBC A teaching union said the school’s former staff had been left in a “desperate” situation A parent of two children who attended a private…