The health of the UK economy may be a matter of debate but there is no argument over the health of A-level economics, which is flourishing. It had 40,451 entries in 2024, more than ever, up 3% year-on ...

If this article has caught your eye, it likely means that you are or are thinking of being someone who breaks away from convention to pursue your passion amongst the less popular A level. If so, you ...

Business studies and physics are booming, while entries for French and German have sunk to a record low, this year’s A-level results show. There is also evidence that the gap in performance between ...

Students’ subject choices at A-level have become “exceedingly narrow”, reducing earning potential and career opportunities, a new report has warned. Young people are taking a less diverse range of ...

A-levels in maths and science are far harder than in subjects like media studies, large-scale research commissioned by the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society has found. The findings put a ...

In recent years, there has been a clear shift away from the arts, modern languages and some other subjects at both GCSEs and A-levels. Since 2014, the number of A-level entries in arts subjects, which ...