Assessment

As results day data shows falling entries, Cambridge OCR managing director Myles McGinley says the subject is ‘more important than ever’ as AI takes off

Another year of most resit students falling short of the required grade 4 in English language and maths proves we need a change, argues ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

Tes analyses the subject-by-subject changes in exam results in England, including reductions in pass rates for English and maths and better grades in languages

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed

Girls, disadvantaged students and children with SEND report lower levels of school belonging, DfE study finds

Students are increasingly turning to platforms like TikTok and YouTube for help with their exams, but should teachers be encouraging them towards this content or warning them away? Rufus Thomas takes a look            

Entries rise again with thousands of schools across 144 countries now entering students for the Cambridge International exams

Any inquiry into the gender divide in educational outcomes should confront the ‘unthinkable’ prospect of ‘inherent’ differences between girls and boys, says Professor Alan Smithers

Why boys are on top for A and A* this year, how grammar schools are chasing private schools for the best grades, the most popular subjects revealed – here are the major trends from today’s results

Maths and English literature both saw a bigger increase in top A-level grades this year than the marginal rise recorded across all subjects

Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate

More than 360,000 students in 128 countries received their Cambridge International AS- and A-level results today, with the number of entries up 5 per cent on last year