In the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) standings, based on tests taken by 15-year-olds from around the world, the UK failed to make the top 10 in any of the disciplines. The study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
A maths prodigy has been rejected from Oxford University, after an exam board apparently ‘lost’ his test paper meaning he did not make the grade to get in. Maths whizz Jack Graham, 18, had been given a conditional offer to study mathematics
An 11-year-old boy achieved the highest grade possible in GCSE maths – despite taking it 11 years early. Harry Thew, described his performance as “quite good” after taking the exam in Year 6 at Bede Academy in Blyth, Northumberland. He lost only
A maths teacher was reduced to tears on learning the meaning of a nickname pupils used to describe them. The school staff member took to Reddit to share their story. They explained how for an entire school year there was a “running
Earlier this week GCSE students were up in arms after coming across an incredibly tough maths question in their paper that had also been found on an A-Level maths website. Stressed-out students took to social media to express their exasperation at the
Today’s brain teaser might be the toughest one yet and will certainly get your brain cogs whirring. Anyone still feeling the effects of a big night out might need to wait a while before trying it because instead of being an optical
School children across the country sat their first round of maths GCSEs yesterday. And if the exams from previous years are anything to go by, they will have had a challenging time. The majority of Year 11 pupils will be sitting two
A high school teacher from Caerphilly has been cleared of rape by jurors at Molde Crown Court. Jack Crosse, 33, had been accused of sexually assaulting two women at a boozy party held at the gym he attended, the Willpower Weightlifting Club
One of the UK’s richest illiterate men, holiday park tycoon Cresswell Welch, has described Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan to make every school pupil in the country study maths to the age of 18 as “the best thing in the world”. Despite not
Nigel Farage slammed Rishi Sunak for his plan to make students study mathematics until the age of 18 years. Mr Farage was speaking on GB News about the five pledges made by Mr Sunak on Wednesday. The Prime Minister said he is