The official figures allow schools to be sorted by a variety of metrics, although this year, the default one commonly used to rank them has changed. School performance is being measured by their ...

Much of the existing guidance on transition focuses on subject choices or how to choose the most suitable destination for post-16 study, with a small number of schools also providing subject-based ...

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

Kamal Askani received a grade 7 in his higher maths GCSE A 72-year-old grandfather has passed his higher maths GCSE to show his grandchildren that "you are never too old to learn". After retiring from ...

The percentage of GCSE students achieving a standard pass has fallen slightly this year, sparking renewed concerns over the number of young people in England who may now be required to resit their ...

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 ...

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A young boy has achieved a remarkable Grade 9 in GCSE maths. Chun Nok Eric Li, from Altrincham, was one of thousands of other students across the country to receive their GCSE results today (August 21 ...

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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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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today (Michael Cooper/PA) The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again ...