The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...

Today marks GCSE results day for thousands of Teesside students who have been eagerly waiting to see if their years of hard work and revision have paid off. Year 11 pupils collected the long-awaited ...

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The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

The percentage of GCSE entries achieving top grades has seen a slight increase from last year, however, fewer entries managed to secure a decent pass this year, according to national statistics.

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

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After revising long and hard for their exams over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. Year 11's results day makes for a tense spectacle for ...

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...

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The hard work is over and on Thursday pupils across Wales will join those in England and Northern Ireland getting their GCSE results. This year's GCSE results are expected to be broadly similar to ...