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 ...

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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Thousands of teenagers are opening up their GCSE and BTEC results this morning, with some taking part in a ground-breaking pilot scheme that allows them to access their grades through a mobile app. It ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of teens across the country received their GCSE results this week after months of hard work. But it wasn't just 16-year-olds lining up to collect their results - 72-year-old ...

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 ...

A teenage maths whizz has left teachers and family in awe after smashing his GCSE maths exam with just three weeks of intensive revision - and at the age of 13. Josh Cole, who is autistic and a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

THOUSANDS of pupils scored top GCSE results despite starting secondary school when Covid shut classrooms - as more older teens than ever were forced into resits. This year’s 16-year-olds were the ...

The percentage of GCSE entries achieving top grades has seen a slight increase from last year, however, fewer entries managed to secure a decent pass this year, according to national statistics.