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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Ed Sheeran has celebrated changes to the national curriculum in England that mean more students will be able to study ...