Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared…
Pupils whose families turned to food banks during the pandemic fared worse at GCSE than expected, losing half a…
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Afghan girls may be blocked from taking GCSEs as…
Two 16-year-old Afghan refugee girls will not be able to sit their GCSEs because the Home Office is moving them out…
Scrap GCSEs and A-levels, says Tony Blair…
GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped in favour of a system that better prepares school-leavers for the workplace,…
Fail grades predicted to rise as GCSEs return to…
More pupils will fail their GCSEs this year and top grades are expected to fall as results return to pre-pandemic…
Pupils in England showing high anxiety in run-up…
Teachers in England have observed high levels of anxiety among pupils in the run-up to GCSEs and A-levels, with…
Exam stress: how to help children cope with…
Look out for signs of stress“I think the first thing is about being aware,” says Dr Dan O’Hare, the vice-chair of…
Pens down: England’s exams regulator exploring…
Sitting exams using pen and paper could soon be a thing of the past, as England’s qualifications regulator, Ofqual,…
No Change In Gap Between Rich And Poor Students…
Students receiving the results of their key GCSEs qualifications (Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty ...…
Wasteful, costly and cruel: it’s time to bin…
Two years ago, I prayed that the government might make permanent the cancelling of GCSE exams because of Covid.…