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GCSE resits soar as students rush to last-chance retakes

The number of students taking GCSE resits in English and maths has soared by nearly a quarter as youngsters...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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GCSE resit changes cost schools £6 million

Schools and colleges have lost almost £6 million in funding this year as a result of new rules around...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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High and low attainers do worst in fully selective areas, new data reveals

Pupils with low and high prior attainment are less likely to pass five GCSEs in fully selective areas, a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No-resit GCSEs prompt rise in ‘special consideration’ requests – but ill pupils lose out

The number of requests for exam scripts to receive “special consideration” in marking increased this summer, mainly thanks to...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Government told to ‘come clean’ on EBacc consultation findings after six-month delay

The government has failed to publish a report from its own consultation into the EBacc launched a year ago,...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Fast-track ECDL IT qualification pass rate soars by 350%

The number of pupils passing a controversial fast-track IT qualification has soared by nearly 350 per cent in just...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Progress 8 results 2016: Key findings from the first national data release

The government has published analysis of provisional GCSE results data which shows for the first time national analysis of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

GCSE grading changes will hamper school comparisons

The new grading system and a raft of government reforms mean GCSE results will not be comparable until at...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Exam results, Politics

Olympian Amy Tinkler gets the gold with her GCSE results

Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler today received her GCSE grades and is ‘over the moon’. The bronze medallist only had...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King