If your child is in a secondary school in England, Northern Ireland or Wales, they will be preparing to sit their GCSEs. These standardised exams offer them qualifications in their chosen subjects.

GCSE exams in 2026 are scheduled to start from the week commencing Monday, 4 May and finish on Friday, 26 June. These are the most up-to-date exam dates set by each exam board, but they might change ...