Francis’s review concluded, and DfE agreed, that students should continue to be required to study towards grade 4 GCSE passes ...

Does helping with your teen’s maths homework or revision fill you with dread? If so, you’re not alone. According to the maths skills organisation, National Numeracy, 23% of parents and carers say that ...

A GCSE maths question is so difficult, it left 85% of people scratching their heads in a bid to try and answer it correctly. The month of May signals the start of exam season, with millions of pupils ...

The GCSE pass rate has fallen slightly, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above As students open their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge Nationals results, the head ...

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 ...

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

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 will reduce GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, introduce new Year 8 tests, and teach primary pupils how to identify misinformation under sweeping curriculum reforms.

Children will be taught how to budget and how mortgages work as the government seeks to modernise the national curriculum in England's schools. They will also be taught how to spot fake news and ...

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 ...