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 ...

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Pupils are celebrating another top grades bonanza as one in five GCSE entries got at least a grade 7 or A following a rise on last year. However, the GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit a ...

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn. The number of post-16 students taking GCSE resits in the ...

With exam season in full swing across the UK, many students are in the middle of their GCSEs and A Levels. But one of the questions thousands of students faced in a past GCSE maths exam has parents ...

This week, teenagers across the UK have been sitting their GCSE exams in a range of subjects, including maths. However, one particular GCSE calculation, dubbed 'impossible', has left even parents ...

Following introduction of applied math, the existing ‘Section C’, comprising calculus, linear regression and linear programming, has been removed from the maths syllabus, says the council Mathematics ...

A GCSE maths question has proven so challenging that it left 85% of individuals stumped when trying to figure out the correct answer. May marks the beginning of exam season, with millions of students ...

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Data is de rigueur these days. We all know we need it, every line of work uses it, each of us is part of it, many of us interact with it, but fewer know how to get it or what to do with it once we ...

Maths teacher Daniel Eglin compares the exams and the pressure they put on students sitting GCSEs and IGCSEs Regarding the recent letters comparing the difficulty of GCSEs and IGCSEs, I believe facts ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK needs to overhaul its maths curriculum to prepare young people for the growing needs of computing and ...