FOR years students have familiarised themselves with GCSE exams during their time in secondary education – but before that students sat O levels. But when did this change in exams happen and what was ...

There are set to be big changes to A-levels, AS-levels and GCSEs in Northern Ireland. The Education Minister Paul Givan has said that pupils are being "over-tested" in school. His department is ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country are waking up to their GCSE results today, in a year when efforts have been made in England to return grading to pre-pandemic levels. More than a ...

German, music and drama are continuing to fall in popularity at both GCSE and A-level, according to the latest provisional exam entry figures for England. Art and design subjects have also shown a ...

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are poised to discover their A-level and GCSE results. A-level and AS-level results will be released on 14 August. On the ...

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