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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Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students, overtaking French for the first time. Its rise is partly attributed to Spain's popularity as a holiday destination and the ...

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The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today ...

Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first time. The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a ...

The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a “global language” may have contributed to the GCSE’s success, it was suggested. But while the increase in Spanish entries ...

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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A 34-year-old says he has more confidence in himself after retaking and passing his English and Maths GCSEs. James Brown, from Ipswich, picked up his results alongside Year 11 pupils at Suffolk New ...

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