Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Girls would score better in maths and science tests if exams were made longer. That's according to researchers who say ...

Results from the trial literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education students are in. The tests were sat by 5,000 volunteers across the country, with 92% passing in literacy and 90% in the ...

Figures from the most recent round of testing in May showed maths was the biggest stumbling block - of the 55,468 who sat the test 30,196 or 54 percent failed. Secondary school principals are calling ...

A GCSE maths question is so tough, only 15% of people have been able to correctly break it down and get the right answer. The other 85% were completely stumped by it. The arrival of May marks the ...