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These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Essity hand out toilet roll to Nottingham University students as part of their recruitment drive.

UK employer advertises jobs on toilet rolls in student loos

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Beauty Therapy students at Loughborough College are heading to Japan early next year

Loughborough College names students selected for prestigious international trip

Thousands of UK university graduates are purportedly owed refunds on their student loan repayments

Student Loans Company overpaid by £184m - how to check your refund

Resits take place much like standard GCSE exams

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

The education secretary has announced the first university tuition fee rise in eight years

Explainer Everything you need to know about the university tuition fee increase

A third of British students blame not eating enough fruit and veg on a lack of freezer space

Third of British students bemoan lack of freezer space

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

Private school approach may be the cure for absence woes - expert

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert says

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Structure, balance, and patience may be the key to successful homeschooling 👩‍🏫

Amber Allott

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

How did the UK's top domestic universities fare against the world?

How the UK's top 10 universities compare on the world stage

England's top sixth forms are a mix of ultra modern schools, and those steeped in history

The 25 best state schools and sixth forms for A Levels in England

Sixth form rankings are determined from students' A Level results (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How England's best sixth form schools and colleges are ranked

Some of the UK's best performing private schools

How much it costs to go to the UK's 10 best-performing private schools

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership manages 21 schools, and has handed out iPads to thousands of pupils and teachers

How iPads are transforming education in schools

When it comes to highest proportion of top grades awarded, only one county can take the top spot (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

England's 10 best and worst performing counties in A Level top grades

Dominos launch Slice Security safes to keep students leftover pizza safe from hungry housemates

Domino’s has created a lockable box to keep leftover pizza safe

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Autumn side hustles: the best creative and profitable seasonal jobs

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Freshers week can be a daunting time for students but there is support available.

Freshers Week: How to access mental health support as a student

Tuition fees in England have remained at the same level since 2017, and haven't risen with inflation (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The cases for and against increasing university tuition fees

The risk of unprotected sex does carry the chance of catching a sexually transmitted infection.

Pharmacist warns tell-tale signs of five common STDs

A poll of 2,000 motorists found a whopping 86 per cent have been in control of a vehicle while tired at some point

Millions of drivers admit getting behind the wheel when tired

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

26 child pedestrians are killed or seriously injured every week

Abbey Maclure

The East Midlands has some of the highest and lowest scoring universities in the new UK-wide league table (Image: National World/Google Maps)

The East Midlands' universities ranked in brand new 2025 league table

The symptoms of freshers flu are similar to that of a bad cold. (Photo: Pexels/Edward Jenner)

What is fresher's flu? Signs and symptoms

Data suggests most UK teens who use the internet also use generative AI tools (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Students are using AI for schoolwork - here are the rules around this

There are more than 160 universities across the UK for prospective students to weigh up (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

The UK's 21 best universities, as 'freshers' prepare for student life

Freshers: 8 top tips to save money, have fun and stock up for the year

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I'm a finance expert - my 6 top student budgeting tips to save at uni

6 surprising ways students can claim free food - including from Greggs (Photo: Liubov Levytska - stock.adobe.co)

6 ways to save money on food as a student

Aldi says its new three-litre air fryer is perfect for students

Aldi is selling a bargain air fryer in its middle aisle

For many students, their university hall of residence will be their first time living away from home (Photo: Adobe Stock)

How to apply for student accommodation, and what to do if you miss out

These places have the highest rates of unauthorised absence fines (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The 21 worst areas in England for student absence fines

The UKHSA urges students to protect themselves from deadly meningitis. (Photo: Pixabay/Pexels)

Warning issued to students to protect themselves against meningitis

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I'm a finance expert - this the best student account for free cash

Melton's Birch Wood Area Special School to celebrate 20th birthday

Birch Wood School to celebrate 20th birthday in style

GCSE results at The Priory Belvoir Academy - top students on progress: Ava Marsh, Grace Lockett, Lucas Booth-Clibborn and Rowan Meynell

GCSE results - The Priory Belvoir Academy

Exams and results day can be an anxiety-inducing time for many young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Four out of five young people say exams 'harmed their mental health'

Students will be moving in to new accommodation ahead of the new term

Aldi weekend offers - timely money savers for students and housemovers

Where pupils can get free food to celebrate GCSE results day (Photo: Macus - stock.adobe.com)

Restaurants offering free food to GCSE students on results day

Celebrate your GCSE results with a free meal 🍴

Holly Allton

Toastie machines including Ninja (top). Photo: Amazon

6 of the best toastie maker deals for students on Amazon

The Indeed survey found that more employers value soft skills over qualifications (Image: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

'I'm a jobs expert - and employers value soft skills more than grades'

The UK has quite a generous deadline when it comes to applying for student loans (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

It's not too late to apply for a student loan - what you need to know

Fines for unauthorised school absences will go up from August (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Fine for term-time holidays goes up from today - changes in full

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The best jobs at Aldi - as supermarket seeks 250 student apprentices

Graduates say they can’t put a cost on the experience of university

7 gadgets new University students need before leaving home

For many students, the end game of A Levels was university admission (File photo: Pete Summers/Getty Images)

How many students landed their first-choice university this year?

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Student finance: six money things you need to do before university

A student receives A-level results.

Watch: Clearing 2024 explained and the Russell Group unis with places

Grade boundaries are calculated after examiners see how well students did (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

This year's A Level grade boundaries for AQA, Pearson Edexcel and more

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