For students struggling through GCSE resits, this stepping stone qualification could be the breakthrough they need ...

Each year, around 200,000 pupils in state-funded schools in England do not achieve a grade four or above in both English and Maths GCSE at age 16: about one-third of all students. The Department for ...

Peter Urwin has received funding from the Nuffield Foundation and the ESRC. Each year, around 200,000 pupils in state-funded schools in England do not achieve a grade four or above in both English and ...

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 ...