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 ...

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 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 ...

Education Minister Paul Givan has congratulated pupils from Northern Ireland after they secured the top GCSE results in the UK. The provisional results show that 31.6% of students here achieved at ...

A GCSE Maths paper had students partying online after a very gentle cruise into exam season today (Thursday, May 15) - for many, it was "lightwork". Students got so lucky that one even said they had ...

This week, teenagers across the UK are sitting their GCSE exams in a range of subjects, including maths. But there's been one GCSE calculation, labelled 'impossible', that has left even parents ...

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 ...

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Polynomial equations are a cornerstone of modern science, providing a mathematical basis for celestial mechanics, computer graphics, market growth predictions and much more. But although most high ...

The proportion of students passing GCSE resits in English fell dramatically in the November series. Results published by the Joint Council for Qualifications this morning shows 34.9 per cent all ...

In England, students who do not secure at least a grade 4 are required to retake the subjects during post-16 education (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire) The Government’s policy of compulsory resits in the ...