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 ...

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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 ...

The policy of making school pupils resit GCSEs until they pass is "not fit for purpose", education leaders have said. This year, a record number of GCSE exams were compulsory resits, and calls are ...

A HUNGARIAN who not only conquered English but picked up a Scouse accent has helped his Liverpool school smash its GCSE targets. David Horvath, 16, struggled with English when he first arrived at city ...

The GCSE gender gap is the smallest it has been since the year 2000, with boys slowly closing in on the lead set by girls, the 2025 exam figures show. English and maths resits have reached an all-time ...

A councillor who has obtained a level 7 English language GCSE having retired in 2022 said he enjoyed the class so much he has signed up for GCSE maths in September. Keith Dibble, 68, a Labour ...

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.

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 ...