A GCSE student who swam the Channel between exam papers to raise money for refugee children from Ukraine has achieved top grades in her results. Rose Owens, 15, a year 11 pupil at Roedean School near ...

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.

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 ...

It's GCSE results day for hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Pass rates have fallen for a second year running – with 68.2% of all grades marked at grades 4/C and ...

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

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 ...

There has been a fall in the percentage of people receiving top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland in 2024 compared to last year. About 31% of students achieved grade A and above, compared to the ...

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 ...

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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 ...