Teen's 'exam stress' symptoms were brain tumour
Katie-Jo Bartlett, 19, had symptoms dismissed as GCSE stress before collapsing. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour causing hydrocephalus. Learn the signs.
Katie-Jo Bartlett, 19, had symptoms dismissed as GCSE stress before collapsing. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour causing hydrocephalus. Learn the signs.
Exam board Pearson hit with £2m in fines for serious breaches in GCSE English, A-Level Chinese, and an online English test. Read the full story on the regulator's action.
Queen Elizabeth's School in Barnet tops the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026. Discover the leading state, comprehensive, independent and primary schools ranked across every UK region.
London and South East schools top The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026. Queen Elizabeth's School named best state secondary. Discover the full rankings and regional winners.
The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 reveals the UK's top-performing state and private schools. Find out which schools topped the national and regional rankings for GCSE and A-Level results.
Warrington teen Owen Cooper reflects on life after Netflix's Adolescence, Emmy win, and staying grounded for his GCSEs. Discover his story.
The Guardian's award-winning Indigenous affairs team launches 'Speaking to Country', a four-part multimedia series examining how Indigenous communities are revitalising endangered languages across Australia.
Discover how Australian communities are working to revive Indigenous languages from the brink of extinction, a legacy of colonial policies. Listen to the Full Story podcast.
New polling reveals 66% of Britons disagree with Labour's decision to scrap the EBacc in favour of creative subjects. Discover why this Tory policy retains strong cross-party support.
Primary school pupils aged 10-11 will be first to take refreshed GCSEs in 2029 as Labour faces criticism over education reform pace. Discover what changes are coming.
Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis accuses the Department for Education of ignoring expert advice on compulsory financial education in new GCSE reforms, calling the current provision 'woeful'.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announces radical GCSE reforms to replace 'outdated' exams with British Baccalaureate-style assessment, prioritising core skills over high-stakes testing.
Exclusive: The UK government is exploring radical changes to GCSE exams, including reducing exam time and introducing digital assessments to ease student pressure.
The Labour Party faces fierce criticism over plans to scrap rigorous GCSE reforms, with opponents warning of 'educational vandalism' and a return to 'Mickey Mouse' qualifications that could undermine academic standards across Britain.
Ministers' controversial plan to replace triple science with a single GCSE qualification is failing as schools struggle with severe teacher shortages, unions warn.
Bangor University researchers uncover remarkable survival and evolution of minority languages across the UK and beyond, challenging assumptions about linguistic diversity in the digital age.
Tina O'Brien celebrates her daughter Scarlett's outstanding GCSE results as the teenager overcomes pandemic challenges to achieve academic excellence.
Ministers announce radical education overhaul replacing mandatory GCSE resits with practical qualification focusing on real-world skills for 16-19 year olds who didn't pass first time.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announces sweeping reforms to English GCSEs and A-Levels to address England's stubborn literacy gap and regional achievement disparities.
The UK government announces radical reforms to post-16 education, phasing out low-value qualifications and creating new 'Advanced British Standard' combining A-Levels and T-Levels.
New government league tables expose the outstanding state secondary schools achieving exceptional GCSE and A-Level results across England - discover if your local school made the cut.
Bridget Phillipson reveals her own academic struggles while launching new skills programme, urging students not to be defined by exam results alone.
Global superstar Dua Lipa shares unexpected educational achievement, revealing she successfully passed her Spanish GCSE years after leaving school while celebrating with fans.
Uncover the explosive story of France's forgotten 1968 rock underground, where bands played psychiatric hospitals, invented new languages, and created a musical revolution that defied all conventions.
Cambridge University pioneers major GCSE reform in England, replacing traditional exams with teacher assessments to combat educational inequality and transform learning approaches.
Telford in Shropshire cements its status as England's smartest town after its academy trust's students achieve unprecedented GCSE success, dramatically outperforming the national average and setting a new educational benchmark.
Discover which UK institutions lead the way in modern languages and linguistics studies according to the latest Guardian University Guide rankings for 2025.
Health chiefs warn GCSE pressure is driving a surge in teens seeking NHS care for stress-induced symptoms. NICE issues new guidance for doctors and schools.
A new report reveals that employers value soft skills like work ethic and resilience as much as academic grades. Discover why the current exam system is failing to prepare students for the modern workplace.
A groundbreaking report reveals that girls' schools in the UK are producing a powerhouse of future female leaders in science, technology, engineering, and maths, dramatically outpacing mixed-gender institutions.