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.

Only a small percentage of high achievers in maths at primary school from disadvantaged backgrounds go on to fulfil their potential, a study has found. The study by University College London (UCL) ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...