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 ...

Mathematics at A-level is going from strength to strength. Maths is the most popular subject choice, and further maths, which is a separate A-level course, has seen the most growth in uptake. Despite ...

Specialized A redesigned A-level maths could focus on the needs of physics and non-physics students. (Courtesy: iStock/SolStock) Early in my teaching career, I had a rather uncomfortable exchange with ...

Analysis: There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences In Ireland, the proportion of students opting to complete ...