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 ...

A 72-year-old grandfather has passed his higher maths GCSE to show his grandchildren that "you are never too old to learn". After retiring from a 40-year career in the oil industry in the Middle East, ...

The percentage of GCSE students achieving a standard pass has fallen slightly this year, sparking renewed concerns over the number of young people in England who may now be required to resit their ...

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in ...

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 ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...

GCSE pupils across the North East have been receiving their results today, with a number of the region's schools reporting their most successful year for top grades. Kenton School and Jesmond Park ...

Today marks GCSE results day for thousands of Teesside students who have been eagerly waiting to see if their years of hard work and revision have paid off. Year 11 pupils collected the long-awaited ...

More than a fifth (21.9%) of UK teenagers receiving their GCSE results have been awarded a grade 7 (A) this summer - a slight increase compared to last year, according to a Sky News report. Early ...

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Pupils across Merseyside will receive their GCSE grades today. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of school children will be nervously waiting to find out how they have done. Results are ...

But males overtake females in maths as colleges brace for even more resit students in English But males overtake females in maths as colleges brace for even more resit students in English Pass rates ...