Students who achieve a B in A-level maths today would only have secured an E in the 1960s, suggests research. However standards have been stable since the 1990s, with no evidence of any further fall ...

The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to establish a new style of British Baccalaureate in which pupils would study more subjects after the age of 16. According to several papers, including The ...

Apprentices over the age of 19 will no longer be required to undertake English and maths functional skills qualifications in order to complete their course. Up to 10,000 more apprentices would be able ...

Rishi Sunak is understood to be planning to reform A-levels with a new style of British Baccalaureate, forcing pupils to study more subjects after the age of 16. The move would see English and maths ...

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