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 ...

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The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high 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 ...

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 ...

Mathematics at A-level is going from strength to strength. Maths is the most popular subject choice, and further maths, which is a separate A-level course, has seen the most growth in uptake. Despite ...

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are poised to discover their A-level and GCSE results. A-level and AS-level results will be released on 14 August. On the ...

Chris Brignell is Deputy Director of the Observatory for Mathematical Education, which is supported by a founding grant from XTX Markets Ltd. Stephen Lee is a Senior Research Fellow at the Observatory ...

Exam bosses say GCSE and A level grades will be lower this summer, but will be "protected" to stop them dropping too far below pre-Covid results Exams bosses have revealed they are planning to step in ...

Pupils in Northern Ireland taking GCSE, AS and A-level exams in 2023 have been told some of the topics in their exams. The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has published ...