GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

Here you can find CCEA past papers for GCSE English Language. Use the links below to download question papers and mark schemes (which contain indicative content and explain how marks are awarded). In ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today (Michael Cooper/PA) The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again ...

Pupils are celebrating another top grades bonanza as one in five GCSE entries got at least a grade 7 or A following a rise on last year. However, the GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit a ...

The 2025 GCSE pass rate fell slightly compared with 2024, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above. GCSEs in England are graded using a numerical system from ...

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research shows.

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