New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects The natural history GCSE has been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative...
Read MoreResults show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland dropsThe aftermath of the Covid pandemic has been squeezed out of GCSE results as 16-year-olds received grades more...
Read MoreResults show wide variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland dropsGCSE results day – latest updatesThe aftermath of the Covid pandemic has been squeezed out of GCSE results in...
Read MorePupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to get marks which could open the way to sixth form or collegePrime Minister Keir Starmer is congratulating GCSE students on their “incredible job”.He wrote on X:...
Read MoreStudy finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in EnglandThe government has been urged to reassess what a social mobility expert has called the “national...
Read MoreGCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdownChildren in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower...
Read MorePupils in grammar school areas experience little boost in results, while grades among brightest may actually be lowerPupils in English regions dominated by grammar schools experience little or no boost in results compared with...
Read MoreSir Kevan Collins says government failure to back his £15bn post-Covid catch-up plan caused the stark disparity in this year’s English GCSE resultsThe former schools recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, has blamed the...
Read MoreNorth-east school leaders call for government to recognise challenges for pupils in different parts of EnglandThe largest gap on record between top GCSE grades awarded to pupils in London and those in north-east England has...
Read MoreCall to change policy of forced retakes as nearly 40,000 more pupils in England likely to miss grade 4 in one – or both – subjectsSchools and colleges in England are expecting a flood of “demotivated”...
Read MoreSchool leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levelsHigh levels of persistent absence and mental ill health have undermined pupils’ GCSE results to be published...
Read MoreSocial Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this yearDisadvantaged students are likely to bear the brunt of grade deflation when this year’s A-level and GCSE grades...
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