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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 4

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Alan Turing Institute head to quit after internal turmoil

Technology secretary Peter Kyle branded flagship national AI agency a “failing organisation”

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Aug 21

✏️ This year's GCSE results show double-digit increases in the number of children retaking maths and English, a "resit crisis" according to one exam board chief as the vast majority of these pupils fail to meet the required grades for most jobs/further study

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Bar chart of UK maths entries graded 4 and above in 2024 showing most students retaking maths and English GCSE fail to make the grade

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Charlotte Middlehurst @charlottebea.bsky.social · Aug 21

Key line from today's #GSCE results - over 80% of students retaking failed to pass after the govt made resits in maths and English mandatory.

“This is a resit crisis, tinkering at the edges of policy won’t fix this” Jill Duffy, OCR ceo

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Gender gap at GCSE falls to lowest level since 2000

Exam results show a surge in UK students retaking maths and English

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

While earlier research suggested the gender pay gap was largely driven by course choices, as men and women took different subjects, the data indicated that men were more likely to prioritise a lucrative career and earn more than women even with identical degrees (3/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

Male graduates are quick to earn more than their female peers, according to Financial Times analysis of official data, with a median annual salary of £34,700 five years after leaving university, 14.1% above the £30,400 figure for women (2/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

Female graduates in the UK fall behind men from the very start of their careers, even when they have taken the same courses, and are out-earned after studying more than four-fifths of university subjects (1/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Aug 14

More on the narrowing gap between private and selective state schools, boys taking the lead for top grades, and London pulling even further ahead of the rest of the country @financialtimes.com

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In charts: UK private schools lose ground to state rivals in A-level results race

[FREE TO READ] Data shows increasing popularity of science and maths, while boys overtake girls in top grades

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Aug 14

The data comes as A-level results show a shift towards STEM subjects, with a record number of maths and economics entries and a sharp decline in languages, history and english. Acceptances on engineering and tech courses have jumped 12.5% as a result

Bar chart of annual change in A-level entries for top 10 subjects showing economics, maths and phyiscs are rising in popularity

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Aug 14

Overseas demand for undergraduate study is up 3% from last year's dip, driven by a 13% rise from China and 10% from the US. But this data does not cover the lucrative postgraduate market and the sector regulator has previously said unis are relying on "optimistic" recruitment forecasts

Dot plot of the change in students accepted on UK undergraduate courses between 2024 and 2025 showing univerisites are recruiting more Chinese and American students

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Aug 14

🎓New data shows top unis are enrolling more UK undergraduates due to “uncertainty” over international recruitment and mounting financial pressures, outperforming lower-ranking institutions which are typically more reliant on the domestic market

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Line chart of accepted UK students on A-level results day by tariff group of university showing high-ranking univerisites have expanded their intake of UK students

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Ray Douglas @raydouglas.bsky.social · Jul 17

Record number of US students are choosing UK universities 🎓🇺🇸🇬🇧

7,930 US applicants for UK undergrad courses this autumn -- a 13.9% annual rise and the highest since records began in 2006, writes @amyborrett.ft.com ‬

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Jun 30

Labour was elected on bold pledges to kick-start the economy, fix the NHS and get Britain building again, but has Starmer's government delivered? Here's an overview of what progress has (or hasn't) been made in the first year: on.ft.com/44pU7Cl

What has Labour achieved after 1 year in government?

[FREE TO READ] After a tumultuous first 12 months in office, the FT looks at Keir Starmer’s record so far

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jun 25

Only Russia was perceived to be a greater threat, putting the US ahead of both Israel and Iran, the latest British Social Attitudes survey found https://on.ft.com/4nhZ09n

Chart showing % of UK public saying country is 'very' or 'quite' serious threat to world peace in the next 10 years

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · Jun 10

Fascinating stuff from @amyborrett.ft.com but also a reminder of a stain on our society - namely that, in 2025, nearly a third of British kids are living in poverty. www.ft.com/content/f0fc...

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · May 23

US applications for British citizenship hit a record high during the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency, as immigration lawyers report a surge in Americans looking to move to the UK because of economic and safety concerns.

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Line chart of the quarterly US applications for British citizenship showing Americans seek UK citizenship in record numbers during the first few months of Trump's presidency

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · May 20

VAT on private school fees has hit primaries more than secondaries, data shows, as cash-strapped parents prioritise later years and falling fertility rates reduce pupil rolls. But @samfr.bsky.social says the numbers are “much lower” than schools predicted

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VAT on UK private school fees hits primaries more than secondaries

[FREE TO READ] Pupil numbers drop 3.5% for early education compared with 1.7% for older pupils, data shows

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Apr 28

Trump's assault on unis has also deterred overseas students, which could benefit the UK as rival markets Canada and Australia target large immigration cuts. But whether this translates into higher enrolments will depend on the UK government's highly anticipated immigration reforms

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American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities

[FREE TO READ] Searches for British courses surge following US president’s assault on Ivy League institutions, data shows

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Apr 28

The number of Americans looking to study at UK universities has risen sharply since Trump launched his attack on higher education, with data showing a 25% rise in US interest in British courses over the past year @financialtimes.com

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Bar chart of the change in page views between March 2024 and March 2025 showing interest in UK univeristies is rising in the US and elsewhere

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Apr 15

The government is battling to keep the country's last two blast furnaces burning in Scunthorpe "to help secure UK steelmaking for the future". But after decades of decline, will rescuing British Steel be enough? @financialtimes.com

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Apr 9

Thanks Stephi!

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · Apr 8

on.ft.com/4j8mIm8 UK Home Office’s reform of graduate visas runs into opposition — inter departmental bust-up on this.

Unis can’t afford to lose more lucrative overseas students. Tho @universitiesuk.bsky.social boss tells me they don’t need DfE to point out crimping grad route be a bad idea. 1/2

UK Home Office’s reform of graduate visas runs into opposition

[FREE TO READ] Education department at odds with plan to curb number of overseas students allowed to stay in Britain

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Apr 8

Delighted to be shortlisted for data journalist of the year by @wincottfound.bsky.social alongside a number of my amazing @data.ft.com colleagues

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Wincott shortlists -winners to be announced at Mansion House awards lunch on May 8 - Wincott

The Wincott Foundation received more than 150 entries for its 2024 awards with a host of podcasts, videos, data analysis and written submissions which…

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Mar 21

Women in the UK face HRT ‘lottery’, as reluctance to offer menopause treatment through the NHS drives reliance on private clinics. @carolynharris.bsky.social says prescription rates are "still significantly lower" than they should be, despite rising awareness

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Line chart of the monthly number of patients prescribed hormone replacement therapy by income quintile showing affluent women driving the surge in HRT prescriptions in England

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Mar 20

A true university collapse is getting closer and closer. Giving the regulator some more staff and a few quid wont cut it.
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UK universities face rising risk of bankruptcy, says regulator

[FREE TO READ] Fewer international students and higher staff costs are taking an increasing toll, according to the Office for Students

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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · Mar 19

Keir Starmer has pledged to slash the number of arm's-length government bodies, but how big is the quango state really? Had fun creating some pretty graphics for this @financialtimes.com piece with @pmdfoster.bsky.social

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Bubble chart of day-to-day spending by UK government arm's-length-bodies showing NHS England was the biggest quango in 2022-23

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