Girls who take applied subjects like health and social care at GCSE may be facing educational disadvantage as a result, research shows.

Pupils who have been excluded can develop a range of disorders such as anxiety, depression and behavioural problems, a new study shows.

Thousands of GCSE pupils are expected to be given incorrect grades on results day, experts have warned.

Chemistry has now overtaken history as the fourth most popular A Level subject.

Exam boards are set to introduce a category for students who do not identify with their gender when comparing the grades of boys and girls.

The government will not be able to see the impact of its £72 million project, which aims to boost social mobility in 12 areas, until after 2020, according to government research.

Headteachers are not able to go out on training opportunities as a result of heavy workloads and funding shortages, research shows.

A single parent-of-two claiming in-work support and working full-time as a teacher could be over £3,700 worse off a year in 2018-19, research shows.

The Department for Education has said that it will withdraw all funding from the adult training provider Learndirect following a report into its poor standards.

Large multi-academy trusts (MATs) are less appealing to primary headteachers than secondary, according to researchers.

Exam stress sees spike in Childline counselling sessions

In the last two years, there has been a 21 per cent rise in Childline counselling sessions for young people worried about exam results.

A new report from Public Health Wales has revealed that 29 per cent of children under five in Wales are not getting enough time outdoors despite 97 per cent of parents thinking it is important for children to play outside.

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