London pulls further ahead as A-level regional divide for top grades hits record – as it happened
32.7% of entries in the capital were awarded A or A* this year, up from 32.1% in 2025 and the highest for any region in England, the exam results show. The north-east and the East Midlands had the joint lowest rate, at…
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‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results
The tension of walking into college to learn your fate is enough to keep most people awake the night before. For Hayden Bettson-Day, 18, the best solution was get it over with as early as possible. "I was refreshing the…
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CAVC celebrates another record year of learner success on A Level and Level 3 Results Day
As a popular destination for A Levels, CAVC offers a wide range of 40 subjects. This year subjects from Craft, Photography, Business Studies, Computing, Drama, Digital Technology, English, French, through to Further…
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California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries
Public health advocates characterize it as a deadly substance that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson's disease. It is already outlawed in more than 70 countries, including China, the UK and the EU. Yet in the US…
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Exceptional exam results celebrated at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
A level learners across the Grŵp achieved an overall pass rate of 99.5%, with 81% attaining A* to C grades. An impressive 25% of all A Levels are at A* or A grade. Vocational learners also achieved outstanding results…
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Exceptional exam results celebrated at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
A level learners across the Grŵp achieved an overall pass rate of 99.5%, with 81% attaining A* to C grades. An impressive 25% of all A Levels are at A* or A grade. Vocational learners also achieved outstanding results…
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London Design & Engineering UTC technical results show Burnham’s education vision already in action
They were there as LDE UTC recorded its strongest technical and A Level outcomes to date, including a 100% pass rate across T Levels and degree apprenticeship destinations with Rolls-Royce, Disney, Costain and other…
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Trump administration finalizes rule to end federal support for gender-affirming care
The rule is set to take effect on 13 October – but legal challenges could delay or block it entirely. Ending federal funding for children receiving gender-affirming care was first proposed in December, and it received…
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How Trump’s order on vaccines is sowing confusion, doubt and fear
The executive order was an attempt to reinstate sweeping changes to the vaccine schedule made earlier this year by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and a longtime vaccine…
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Top grades rise again as students get A-level, T-level and BTec results
The percentage of top A-level grades edged up again, and a record number of students found out they had secured a place at university. The cost of going to university has been in the spotlight this year, with mounting…
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