A-levels show rise in top grades
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A-level results show more students passing and boys closing the achievement gap with girls.
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Output and order growth at UK manufacturers at their highest level in more than a decade, a report says.
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More than two-thirds of England's secondary schools have achieved specialist status.
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Universities have already  accepted more than 280,000 students following Thursday's record A-level results.
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Elementary and middle-school students are making across-the-board gains in math and more modest progress in reading, national test results out Tuesday show.
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Output and order growth at UK manufacturers at their highest level in more than a decades, a report says.
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The 10th-ranked Saxons continue their run of good play against top competition with a 2-1 victory over Oakton, showing they are one of the best teams in the area.
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Average UK university chiefs' salaries rose 7.9% last year - against 3% for academics after industrial action.
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Britain&#039;s economy has grown by more than previously thought in the first three months of the year, while annual numbers for 2001-2005 were also adjusted upwards, official data showed.
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Pupils have made improvements in maths but there has been little progress in writing, official figures show.
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Children make more progress in England's grammar schools than in comprehensives, figures show.
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Universities say choosing 'soft' subjects at A-level can narrow a student's chances of getting on a top course.
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England's exams regulator is to report on whether some GCSEs and A-levels are easier than others.
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The number of teachers in England's schools has risen by 36,000 in 10 years, the government says.
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This year has also seen a marked increase in the number of Irish-medium schools in Northern Ireland.
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Welsh students are outperforming the rest of the UK as they receive their A-level results.
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Ofsted's annual report also praises the schools that are doing particularly well.