Plans to eliminate practical experiments and lab work from A-level science are being opposed by a high-powered alliance of scientists, universities and employers, who warn that the standing of British ...

The proportion of A-level students receiving top grades is the lowest for more than a decade, official figures show. The data also revealed that for the first time, there were more entries from girls ...

Exciting new findings may be attracting students to study physics There has been a continued increase in the number of students taking A-level science and maths subjects - up on average by 3% on last ...

The OCR exam board says teenagers will be expected to dissect organs such as animal hearts for the time in around 30 years as part of compulsory A-level science experiments Pupils will be expected to ...

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A framework to boost maths in A-level sciences is needed, say the report authors A-level science exams do not contain enough maths questions to prepare students to progress to science degrees or ...

For the first time in history, the number of girls taking A-levels sciences has overtaken boys. Scientists, businesses, teachers and ministers have all hailed the gender shift as a huge success. On ...

A-level biology students have been shocked to find that candidates doing an exam experiment in some schools were given the outcomes in advance. While most were struggling to count tiny holes in leaves ...

There has been a continued increase in the number of students taking A-level science and maths subjects - up on average by 3% on last year. Physics has been especially popular. Last year when the ...