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Less than half of pupils understand GCSE reforms, survey finds

Less than half of pupils understand why the government has reformed GCSE qualifications, despite over half a million pounds of...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Spielman warns off-rolling ‘could get worse’ after sharp rise in pupils leaving school before GCSEs

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has warned that the problem of schools removing pupils from the roll in order...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Feature

GCSE results 2018: Send us your (non-traditional) success stories!

Teenagers across England will find out the results of their GCSEs tomorrow. Every year, Schools Week takes an alternative...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Exam results, News

GCSE results 2018: subject tables

Our 2019 subject tables can be accessed here. Comparing subjects across the years is a bit tricky this year...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Ofqual lowers pass grade for higher tier science

Ofqual has dropped the pass threshold for the GCSE science higher tier exams this year, following concerns that too...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Exam stress ‘isn’t new’, and two other things we learned from ministers at education questions

MPs grilled education secretary Damian Hinds at the House of Commons this afternoon, alongside the children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Art & Design GCSE entries stay strong in face of EBacc

Fewer pupils have been entered for non-EBacc subjects this year, except in art and design which has bucked the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Ofqual’s 2017 exam survey: the main findings

Fewer people understand how GCSEs work since the new 9 to 1 grading system came in. The exams regulator...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

People are struggling to understand the new 9 to 1 GCSE grading system

Understanding of how GCSEs work dropped after the new 9 to 1 grading system came in. A survey of...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson