The decline of language education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009–10 to 18% in 2024–25. German has halved in the same period from 10% ...

The Q-matrix serves as a bridge that links items and attributes, and its accuracy affects the results of cognitive diagnosis. Inaccuracy of the Q-matrix are a common issue frequently encountered in ...

Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology after a controversial plan to scrap them in favour of a double science GCSE ...

Three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology will remain among the options Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and ...

Students and staff at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (CAST) are celebrating today after GCSEs were awarded across the country. Thanks to their hard work over the course of their GCSE ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

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I knew this academic year would be tough when teachers started talking about early revision (Picture: Getty Images) My dining room table is strewn with textbooks. There’s a chart on the kitchen wall ...

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Polynomial equations are a cornerstone of modern science, providing a mathematical basis for celestial mechanics, computer graphics, market growth predictions and much more. But although most high ...

I still remember the moment a senior school leader dismissed my concerns with a wave of the hand. "Psychology isn't a real science, though, is it?" The comment stung – not just for me as an educator, ...