Writers Jean Menzies and Carl Anka open the English Language Exam Skills series by 'cracking the code' of exam questions. They explain how understanding command words is the key to shaping the right ...

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As recent research revealed that 5.3 million adults in the UK still feel a pang of panic when recalling their exam experience, could you solve one of the toughest GCSE questions ever set? The question ...

Maths remains far from the preferred subject for most pupils. While some students thrive on numerical challenges and enjoy working through problems, many continue to find it difficult long after ...

If maths was your least favourite subject at school, look away now. We all had that one subject we couldn't stand at school, whether you hated doing science, couldn't stomach getting on stage for ...

The government’s curriculum review needs to be bold and cut what’s not working for young people, says Myles McGinley. Plus a letter from Prof Michael Bassey The emerging evidence on exams and mental ...

Asking the older people in your life questions isn’t just about recording a birth location, marriage date, or occupation to flesh out a family tree. It’s far more revealing—and rewarding—to probe the ...

Year 11 pupils in England will soon be able to access their GCSE results on their phones, under government plans to modernise how exam records are stored and shared. The Department for Education has ...

GCSE students across England will be able to view their exams results on their phones for the first time in August. An "education record" app, trialled with 95,000 pupils in Manchester and the West ...