The “chronic” underperformance of boys at GCSE level should be treated as a “major issue”, a leading education expert has warned. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and ...

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in ...

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 ...

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion ...

GCSE results day was earlier this week Some regions saw much larger proportions of their overall entries achieve top grades than others This trend continues on a county level too, with large gaps ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has announced a major U-turn on A level and GCSE exams in England, scrapping an algorithm to decide results and basing them on teacher predictions instead. It ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...

Pupils are celebrating another top grades bonanza as one in five GCSE entries got at least a grade 7 or A following a rise on last year. However, the GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit a ...

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The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young people’s “confidence and motivation”, education leaders have warned.

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