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London pulls further ahead as A-level regional divide for top grades hits record – as it happened

This year’s results expose a widening gap in students achieving top grades in London and north-east England

Tom Ambrose and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi13 Aug

‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results

For sixth formers in Halifax, discovering their grades means a chance to celebrate and plan for the future

Raphael Boyd13 Aug

Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year

Northern Ireland best performing with 30.7% of grades being As and A*s but Wales and England close behind

Richard Adams and Sally Weale13 Aug

Dennis Wardleworth obituary

Other lives: Researcher for the Atomic Energy Auhority, keen student of art and stalwart supporter of the Labour party in Dorset

John Buyers12 Aug

June Diamond obituary

Other lives: Teacher, lecturer and counsellor who became an authority on the history of West Yorkshire, where she lived

Patrick Diamond12 Aug

How to make sure that no child is left behind

Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s recommendation that primary schools may be able to spot children at risk of future unemployment

12 Aug

Termtime holidays – don’t forget that teachers have families too

Letters: A teacher asks how would parents feel if their child’s teacher took time off during the school term to get a cheaper holiday. And Nick Coupland points to the evidence that absences for family holidays do not affect academic achievement

12 Aug

Jason Arday and the lack of oversight and quality control of academics

Letter: An Oxford academic says teaching and teamwork matter just as much as a CV full of impressive research output

12 Aug

Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice says she recognises the ‘difficult case’ has damaged the university

Richard Adams Education editor12 Aug

Letter: Paul Black obituary

Elizabeth Swinbank writes: He was co-leader of the influential Nuffield A-level physics course

Elizabeth Swinbank11 Aug

University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rules

Daisy Ayliffe11 Aug

Students face ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes

Exclusive: Analysis finds cost of higher education ‘falls overwhelmingly on the individual’

Richard Adams Education editor10 Aug

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England

Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’

Josh Halliday North of England editor9 Aug

Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday

Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutiny

Richard Adams, Education editor7 Aug

University of Greater Manchester ends contract of embattled vice-chancellor

George Holmes was suspended in 2025 over allegations involving financial mismanagement and other misconduct

Richard Adams Education editor6 Aug

Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir

Simon & Schuster still plans to publish book by Cambridge academic who resigned this week amid plagiarism claims

Ella Creamer and Lanre Bakare6 Aug

Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism

Professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career

Richard Adams and Lanre Bakare5 Aug

Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism

University says it has ‘new information’ about academic career of Jason Arday, the youngest black professor in its history

Richard Adams and Lanre Bakare5 Aug

Missing a few days of school should not add up to a fine

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in which she argues that Labour should abolish fines for parents taking their children on holiday during term time

5 Aug

Businesses in England: tell us about your experience of taking on apprentices

The government has announced plans to create thousands more apprenticeships. We want to hear from employers about their experiences of recruiting apprentices

Guardian community team5 Aug

UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution

Neha Gohil3 Aug

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Education stories

London pulls further ahead as A-level regional divide for top grades hits record – as it happened

‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results

Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year

Dennis Wardleworth obituary

June Diamond obituary

How to make sure that no child is left behind

Termtime holidays – don’t forget that teachers have families too

Jason Arday and the lack of oversight and quality control of academics

Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

Letter: Paul Black obituary

University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

Students face ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England

Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday

University of Greater Manchester ends contract of embattled vice-chancellor

Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir

Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism

Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism

Missing a few days of school should not add up to a fine

Businesses in England: tell us about your experience of taking on apprentices

UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September

Leicestershire v Somerset, Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, and more: county cricket, day two – live

England v Pakistan, third men’s cricket Test, day one – live

UK ‘showing leadership’ with West Bank sanctions, says Burnham as he faces Badenoch at PMQs – politics live

‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks

How progressives are harnessing anger and frustration to steal young voters from Republicans

EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China