GCSE exam time for students could be reduced by up to three hours on average, the government has announced. It follows a ...

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced ...

Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School, in Dunnington, is to become an exam centre for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Replicating success: There is no reason why what Katharine Birbalsingh has achieved at Michaela in Wembley could not be repeated across Britain George W Bush first used the phrase, “the soft bigotry ...

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 ...

There are not many nine-year-olds who can say they have a GCSE in maths. But that’s something Alex McKeown from Co Antrim can proudly say as he joined the celebrations with his teenage counterparts on ...

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 ...

The number of post-16 students taking GCSE resits in the maths and English increased this year (David Davies/PA) The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit ...

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.

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