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 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 ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...

Tens of thousands more 16-year-olds than last year will need to resit their English and maths GCSE exams. More than 167,000 students in England received grade 3 or lower on their maths paper, about 21 ...

After five years of secondary school education, hundreds of thousands of Year 11 students are eagerly receiving their GCSE exam results today. Pupils across the UK sat various examinations through to ...

Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjects Children in England who are referred to social services at any point in their ...

It comes as Action for Children today revealed young people referred to social care at any point in their childhood were twice as likely to fail the subjects than their peers. The charity said this is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young ...

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking ...

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