It's A-level results day and nervous students around the country will finally learn how they did in their exams. While some will pass with flying colours, others will go through clearing and some will ...

Tens of thousands of students a year in England are being left with little or no maths education after the age of 16, a report has warned. The take-up of core maths – which offers an opportunity for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is to cut back a hugely successful programme designed to encourage teenagers to take up ...

Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to continue studying maths until they are 18, partly to raise UK standards to meet those of similar nations and partly to boost people’s financial literacy. But the ...

Rishi Sunak has said an "anti-maths mindset" is holding the economy back, as he announced a review of the subject in England. A group of advisers, including mathematicians and business representatives ...