After five years of secondary school education, hundreds of thousands of Year 11 students are eagerly receiving their GCSE exam results today. Pupils across the UK sat various examinations through to ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

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 ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...

Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon That time of year approaches when we ritually sacrifice 40% of our 16-year-olds to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Maths qualifications in England need “urgent reform” to address the high number of students leaving school ...

Maths is far from the favourite subject of most school students. There are those who love it and relish solving sums, but for many people, it remains a sore subject they struggle with well beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young ...