With pupils resitting Maths and English GCSEs at an all-time high, and fewer than a fifth of those passing, is the system ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A huge congratulations to all of you who have got your GCSE and other Level 2 results today. Good grades or bad, we wish you all the best for whatever you do next. On that, if you still need a bit of ...

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 ...