Are girls being left behind in school? Experts are sounding the alarm
Girls are still more likely to pass GCSEs, but why is the gender gap now the lowest on record?
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Record numbers of GCSE results were resits - are we in a 'resit crisis'?
With pupils resitting Maths and English GCSEs at an all-time high, and fewer than a fifth of those passing, is the system broken?
Five key takeaways from this year's GCSE results
The GCSE pass rate has fallen again this year. Here's what you need to know.
Parents on low wages struggling to get school uniform grant
Campaigners said the clothing grant should be available to all parents who claim Universal Credit.
'Taking 23 A-Levels was not stressful at all'
Mahnoor Cheema, from Slough, said she had done less studying than the average student.
Students face nervous wait for GCSE and BTec results
The GCSE pass rate is expected to be broadly similar to 2024, after years of flux during the Covid pandemic.
Families criticise 'betrayal of trust' at school
A parent of children at Our Lady's Abingdon says its leaders have "dropped off the face of the earth"
Jewellery, cash or first cars: Do rewards boost exam grades?
Some parents offer money and gifts ahead of exams results - but does the promise of a reward work?
What results day is like when you're neurodivergent - and how parents can help
Three young people tell the BBC what support they would have liked during their recent results days.
Multi-generation home after death 'a no-brainer'
Three generations of a family move into one home in Guernsey after the death of a woman's husband.
Pupil attacks on South East teachers 'horrifying'
Hundreds of assaults on staff have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive.
University cuts 45 jobs due to 'financial pressure'
The university says it made 26 people redundant and decided to close 19 vacant posts.
'Do you have a girlfriend yet?': Pupils open time capsule letters to self
Students at a secondary school in London wrote letters to themselves at the height of Covid - and opened them again just before their GCSEs.
Why did so many teens get into their first choice uni this year?
A record number of 18-year-olds have been accepted by their "firm" university choice. Here's what's going on.
Why did boys outperform girls at top A-level grades?
The percentage of boys' grades that were A* or A was 28.4%, narrowly beating the 28.2% achieved by girls.
'The culmination of a lot of hard work': Joy, relief and worry as students get results
After a nerve-wracking wait, students react to their results and share what they plan to do next.
Five key takeaways from 2025's A-level results
Top A-level results have risen again. Here's what you need to know.
Five key takeaways from 2025's A-level results
Top A-level results have risen again. Here's what you need to know.
Students face nervous overnight wait for A-level, T-level and BTec grades
Admissions experts say a record number of 18-year-olds could get into their first choice of university.
Teacher banned over sexual messages sent to pupils
Dale Millar-Evans unknowingly sent messages to undercover police officers, a tribunal hears.
