There has been a sharp decline in girls’ performance in Leaving Cert higher level maths compared to boys since 2012, according to a new study. This achievement gap between the genders began to widen ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is to cut back a hugely successful programme designed to encourage teenagers to take up ...

The bonus points initiative (BPI) was introduced in 2012 to incentivise the study of higher-level mathematics and with the long-term goal of improving students’ mathematical capabilities. Since its ...