Opinion

How exam boards make sure GCSE and A level results are on a ‘level playing field’

Once again this year there has been outcries that “grade boundaries” have been moved so that it is “harder”...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

Policy Exchange’s ‘resit levy’ will rob Peter to pay Paul

Policy Exchange’s “Crossing the Line” report explores “improving success rates among students retaking English and Maths GCSEs” and is...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, Politics

‘Inspiring’ Jessica shines with GCSE results

Wheelchair bound Jessica Soanes, who attends Sherborne School for Girls boarding school, has excelled in her GCSE results with...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News

Pupils score top grades on teacher-assessed speaking and listening tests

More pupils scored the top mark on speaking and listening GCSE English tests this year compared to any other...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, Politics

Country’s first for-profit free school just about meets floor target in first GCSE results

The country’s first for-profit free school has just about met the government’s floor standard for GCSEs in its first set...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Language GCSE numbers continue to decline

Fewer pupils are taking foreign languages GCSEs than last year, figures show. Data released by the Joint Council for...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, Politics

Derbyshire pupil triumphs in GCSE results after near death experience

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy pupil Maxine Clay, who nearly died after falling into a diabetic coma, meaning she missed...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News

“Significant drop” in top grades for GCSE science as entries rise

The number of pupils taking science at GCSE has increased by nearly four per cent – but overall science...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, Politics

Cramlington School celebrates GCSE results despite inadequate Ofsted rating

Cramlington Learning Village, a teaching school which is to lose its status after it was found to be inadequate...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden