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Our exam system puts too much unnecessary pressure on young people, and it must change.

The current exam system causes harm to many young people’s mental health and wellbeing and there's an opportunity for the new Minister to revisit exam reform
Paul Noblet, Comment Central contributor
Paul Noblet
August 21, 2026
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Rethinking Numeracy for Life, as ‘Mathematical and Data Education’
Professor Jane Clarke, Comment Central contributor
Professor Jane Clarke · 20 Aug 2026
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Why we should follow the cooling hierarchy before installing air conditioning in UK homes
Matthew Scott and Mehri Khosravi, Comment Central contributor
Matthew Scott and Mehri Khosravi · 19 Aug 2026
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Employees are paying for a system the self-employed despise
Bartek Staniszewski, Comment Central contributor
Bartek Staniszewski · 18 Aug 2026
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The UK’s skills system has an age problem
Elaine Smith, Comment Central contributor
Elaine Smith · 17 Aug 2026
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New Evidence Is Clear: Good Childhood Mental Health Shapes Lifelong Outcomes
Catherine Roche, Comment Central contributor
Catherine Roche · 14 Aug 2026
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Serbia's youth are looking West to escape Milošević's grim legacy
Vladimir Đorđević, Comment Central contributor
Vladimir Đorđević · 13 Aug 2026
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Small business tax avoidance is growing – and it endangers the tax morale of the entire country
Paul Monaghan, Comment Central contributor
Paul Monaghan · 12 Aug 2026
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Why the Road Safety Strategy doesn’t go far enough
Zak Viney, Comment Central contributor
Zak Viney · 11 Aug 2026
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