Entries for A-level maths exceeded 100,000 this summer – the first time this milestone has been reached. The subject remained the most popular A-level this year, with a 10.9% increase in entries ...

Around 115,000 more girls would need to study A-levels in maths or physics, or both, to reach equal numbers of male and female students studying engineering and technology degrees, a report has found.

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