Exams

The schools working hard for the ‘forgotten third’

Every year, about a third of GCSE pupils in England do not achieve a grade 4 in English and...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Attendance

95%+ attendance almost doubles odds of GCSE pass

DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the odds of getting a grade 5 in...

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Exams

OCR pauses geography GCSE changes amid ‘unanswered questions’ about future of exams

Exam board believes it is 'wise to wait' for the outcome of the curriculum and assessment review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Keep Latin funding for six more months, leaders urge Phillipson

Schools involved in the Latin Excellence Programme have written to the education secretary to ask for an extension

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
GCSEs

GCSEs: Exam aids to remain for three more years

Bridget Phillipson extends use of formula and equation sheets for maths, physics and combined science until 2027

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams

Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
GCSEs

GCSE results 2024: Which subjects saw biggest rises in top grades?

Grade 7s and above jump up to 17 per cent after exam boards told to treat three subjects more...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
GCSE results 2024

GCSEs 2024: Top grades up 1% as results ‘settle back’ post-Covid

But education secretary warns of 'unacceptable, entrenched regional disparities'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

GCSEs 2024: More generous grades for French, German and computer science

Ofqual said language changes will align grades with Spanish, while computer science results found to have been ‘more stringent’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth