Amid cancelled exams due to the coronavirus, UK ministers may take comfort from the country’s modest gains in the international PISA tests at the end of last year.

Oldham schoolchildren are below the national GCSE average and the community must work together to boost their grades, says councillor Shoab Akhtar.

As the GCSE results gender gap widens, a Manchester education boss is claiming the exams don’t just make boys feel stupid but girls too ‘even when they’re not’.

It was decision day for Manchester students as A-level results were released – but national figures took a hit for the first time in more than 30 years.

Vigorous testing and end of year exams occupy children’s minds 24/7, and this coupled with social pressures can causes children to suffer from various health issues