Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is to cut back a hugely successful programme designed to encourage teenagers to take up ...

Towards the end of A levels, the Further Mathematics class of a batch usually comes down to a fifth of its initial size. Being arguably the most difficult subject out of all the A levels, Further ...

Tens of thousands of students a year in England are being left with little or no maths education after the age of 16, a report has warned. The take-up of core maths – which offers an opportunity for ...