Maths and science GCSE students will not need to memorise formulae and equations for their exams until at least 2030, under new government plans. Ministers have asked the exams watchdog, Ofqual, to ...

Maths is far from the favourite subject of most school students. There are those who love it and relish solving sums, but for many people, it remains a sore subject they struggle with well beyond ...

Data centers face a conundrum: how to power increasingly dense server racks using equipment that relies on century-old technology. Traditional transformers are bulky and hot, but a new generation of ...

During a recent appearance on the “So True with Caleb Hearon” podcast, co-director Lilly Wachowski was asked about certain right-wing groups attaching their ideologies to her 1999 sci-fi masterpiece ...

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

Kamal Askani received a grade 7 in his higher maths GCSE A 72-year-old grandfather has passed his higher maths GCSE to show his grandchildren that "you are never too old to learn". After retiring from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thousands of students are finding out their GCSE results on Thursday, August 21. All the results from this summer's exams were sent out to schools on Wednesday and are usually available to pick up ...

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...