Education unions have called for the policy of compulsory resits in the two subjects to be scrapped. In England, students who do not secure at least a grade 4 are required to retake the subjects ...

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn. The number of post-16 students taking GCSE resits in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pupils who fail GCSE English and maths face could be banned from taking out student loans under government plans to be announced this week. Ministers are aiming to weed out “low-quality courses” in a ...

For the upcoming academic session, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the provision of allowing students who opted for an easier version of maths in Std X to take admission ...

Businesses employing adult apprentices will now have the power to decide whether a Maths and English qualification should be part of the prescribed course, following a rule change by the government.

Nagpur: There is confusion about admissions to state board junior college science stream for CBSE X students who opted for basic level of maths in Std X. The easier version of maths was offered by ...