Getty ImagesBanning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests.Students' sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise ...

The numerical grading scheme was introduced as part of a 2014 curriculum overhaul by then-education secretary, Michael Gove.It put less emphasis on GCSE coursework than before, with grades in ...

Getty ImagesIt is thought the number of top grades may fall compared to last yearThere has been a fall in the percentage of people receiving top GCSE grades in ...

PacemakerPupils at Belfast High School opened their results in school on ThursdayThere has been a fall in the number of A-level entries in Northern Ireland awarded top A* and ...

Each exam is graded on a scale from A* to E.Grade boundaries show the minimum number of marks you need for each grade. They are decided by examiners and ...