The biggest shake-up of the English exam system for half a century could lead to the scrapping of A-levels and GCSES - and their replacement with a single school diploma. A review of secondary ...

A-levels and GCSEs should be replaced by a diploma system within the next decade, according to a major report into secondary education. The Tomlinson report advocates the introduction of a four-level ...

A diploma in hair and beauty is being launched this week as it emerged teenagers are shunning the flagship qualifications. The course - worth up to three-and-a-half A-levels - is among five new ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Europa School UK, a state school in Oxfordshire, offers the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP), but what is it and why should you ...

Oxford and Cambridge universities on Thursday gave a boost to vocational qualifications by agreeing to accept candidates studying one of the six controversial new diplomas. Their decision to consider ...

Internationally recognized Diploma in IT (Software Engineering and Networking) offered by British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT was granted level 6 of NVQ recently. This opens the ...

The death knell for A-levels was sounded as it was revealed the Government's flagship diplomas will be equivalent to up to three-and-a-half A-levels. The decision by the Universities and Colleges ...