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Record proportion of women on degrees
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Some 30,000 more teenage women than men are set to start degrees this autumn, Ucas says.
- 28 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Zuckerberg to new daughter: Play outside
The social media titan has written about the magic of childhood in a letter to his newborn daughter.
- 29 August 2017
- From the section Business
Schools 'will not face action over GCSEs'
Heads suggest there will not be a rush to judgement if schools see a drop in new GCSE grades.
- 26 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Maths teachers' fury at funding loss
- 25 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Lost papers 'affect students' grades'
- 25 August 2017
- From the section Liverpool
GCSE passes dip after tougher exams
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Top grade 9 student says he's 'in shock'
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
How the new GCSE grading system works
- 23 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Welsh GCSE pass rate lowest since 2006
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Wales
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NI bucks UK trend with improving GCSEs
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Northern Ireland
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GCSEs 'need boost to catch global rivals'
- 23 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
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Non-EU students 'not staying illegally'
- 24 August 2017
- From the section UK Politics
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Girl who fled Iraq gets nine GCSEs
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Stoke & Staffordshire
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How do the new GCSE grades work?
- 23 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
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Woman, 90, studies for sixth degree
- 19 August 2017
- From the section Coventry & Warwickshire
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'It shows how strong we are'
- 17 August 2017
- From the section UK
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How much screen time should children have?
- 11 August 2017
- From the section Technology
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Girl toys vs boy toys: The experiment
- 16 August 2017
- From the section Magazine
Poorer men 'more likely to be single'
- 11 August 2017
- From the section Business
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Global education
'Dragon's Den' for migrant entrepreneurs
- 23 August 2017
- From the section Business
How Canada became an education superpower
- 2 August 2017
- From the section Business
Top teacher fights for indigenous people
- 26 July 2017
- From the section Business
Features & Analysis
GCSE dilemma?
If your GCSE results are a problem - our experts offer advice
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Turkey curriculum row
Are schools dropping evolution and teaching jihad?
- 22 August 2017
- From the section Europe
'Raise your voices'
Blog about birth trauma prompts women to share experiences
- 13 August 2017
- From the section Health
Grenfell Tower
'Incredible' exam results from students caught up in fire
- 17 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Our Experts
How can GCSEs get harder and results stay the same?
This year's GCSEs are made more difficult, so why are there not more people getting lower results?
24 August 2017
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Learndirect Ltd: Too big to fail?
The UK's largest training operator has been found inadequate - but it will continue to operate.
22 August 2017
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Girl who fled Iraq gets nine GCSEs
- 24 August 2017
- From the section Stoke & Staffordshire
Video 1:38
How do the new GCSE grades work?
- 23 August 2017
- From the section Education & Family
Video 0:49
Woman, 90, studies for sixth degree
- 19 August 2017
- From the section Coventry & Warwickshire
Video 1:42
'It shows how strong we are'
- 17 August 2017
- From the section UK
Video 1:20
How much screen time should children have?
- 11 August 2017
- From the section Technology
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