Entries for A-level maths exceeded 100,000 this summer – the first time this milestone has been reached. The subject remained the most popular A-level this year, with a 10.9% increase in entries ...

Specialized A redesigned A-level maths could focus on the needs of physics and non-physics students. (Courtesy: iStock/SolStock) Early in my teaching career, I had a rather uncomfortable exchange with ...

In 2025, more young people than ever have opened their A-level results to find out how they did in their maths exam. Once again, maths has been the most popular A-level subject, with 112,138 entries ...

The school that topped the Times newspaper’s A-Level rankings in 2024 only permits students to sit A-levels in three subjects: maths, further maths and physics. At King’s College London Mathematics ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There has been a fall in the number of A-level entries in Northern Ireland awarded top A* and A grades in 2024. That was widely expected as grades returned to pre-pandemic levels. About 30.3% of ...

Boys are still almost four times as likely to study physics A-level than girls sparking fresh warnings that gender bias, and a lack of good teachers, is turning girls off the subject. Figures show the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...