Bright children from disadvantaged backgrounds fall by the wayside at GCSE

Trust calls for government to test ways to improve progress as survey finds ‘missing talent’ of children whose results fall between key stage 2 and GCSE

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/03/bright-children-disadvantaged-backgrounds-missing-talent-fail-achieve-gcse

Are teachers choosing ‘easy’ exam boards?

Will this week’s GCSE results reflect students’ hard work – or, as critics claim, efforts by teachers to find the ‘easiest’ exam boards?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/aug/25/teachers-choosing-exam-boards-gcse

Exam boards told to rewrite maths GCSE tests as regulators warn they are too hard

Former education secretary Michael Gove wanted more challenging courses to prepare pupils for A-level but Ofqual says some boards should make papers easier

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/exam-boards-told-rewrite-maths-5737979

This does not compute: Three UK exam boards told to make GCSE maths easier

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/this-does-not-compute-three-uk-exam-boards-told-make-gcse-maths-easier-1502455

UK universities urged to adopt US-style grading system

Report says the grade point average system provides students with a more precise grade, which will benefit employers looking to recruit

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/may/29/uk-universities-urged-to-adopt-us-style-grading-system

The 10 hardest universities to get into

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11566283/The-10-hardest-universities-to-get-into.html?frame=endScreen

The Guardian University Guide 2016: download the tables in fullThe Guardian University Guide 2016: download the tables in full

Cambridge remains top of the Guardian league. Find out who has climbed and fallen furthest, and get the full league table including rankings by subject

http://www.theguardian.com/education/datablog/2015/may/26/guardian-university-guide-2016-download-full-tables

Guardian University Guide 2016: the subject tables

League tables of all 53 subject areas taught at UK universities, with listings of the courses available in each of those subjects

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/25/guardian-university-guide-2016-the-subject-tables

University league tables 2016 Find a course at a UK university

http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-league-tables-2016

Top 10 subjects for first class degrees

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11613261/Top-10-subjects-for-first-class-degrees.html?frame=endScreen