Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Around 40 per cent of students failed to pass maths GCSE this year, with a similar rate for English, in ...

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 ...

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.

The pass rate for GCSE maths resits in England has fallen, after more students had to take their exams again. November's exam results, external show 22.9% of maths entries were marked at a grade 4, a ...

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 ...