A Buddhist monk meditating in a temple. Ahimsa close AhimsaA Sanskrit term meaning ‘non-harm’, used in Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. is a key principle in Buddhist ethics and is expressed in the ...

Computer science is the study and development of the protocols required for automated processing and manipulation of data. This includes, for example, creating algorithms for efficiently searching ...

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 ...

07:58, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 Updated: 08:03, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 The Government will work to reduce GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, following a curriculum review that ...

Primary school children will learn to identify fake news, handle finances and understand the climate emergency as part of sweeping changes to the school curriculum. Pupils will also receive lessons on ...

Getting enough teachers for a potential new qualification in AI may be a challenge, experts have warned, after the Government unveiled its planned reforms to the school curriculum. As part of its ...

A major shake-up aims to give every child the same shot at science success, regardless of their postcode. Parents are being warned about a significant change on the horizon for GCSEs which could make ...

A leading education union boss says headteachers will be unable to fulfil the government's latest plan to teach the sciences separately at GCSE because of an overwhelming lack of specialist teachers.

Plus, you can tailor your program to be a course- or research-focused master's degree. "I valued working with professors on interesting projects for my final project requirement. Being given the ...

Three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology will remain among the options Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and ...

Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology after a controversial plan to scrap them in favour of a double science GCSE ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...