Pupils choose their GCSE options towards the end of Year 9, to study in Year 10 and 11. In some schools, however, all or some GCSE syllabuses are studied over a three-year, rather than a two-year, ...

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 ...

The initial release includes English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and the three single sciences – Biology, ...

This article was first published in 2018 and last updated in 2023. At some point in secondary school you will need to choose your GCSE options. This can seem scary at first, but it’s all about ...

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Proposals have been revealed to revamp Wales GCSEs as part of the new curriculum being introduced in schools across the nation. Pupils in Wales would no longer take three separate science GCSEs under ...

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GCSE Results Day 2021 is finally here, and many will have already received their teacher-assessed grades. If you haven’t achieved the GCSE grades you had hoped for, fear not, you still have a chance ...

GCSE maths candidates in Northern Ireland needed very high marks to get a top grade this year. In the maths qualification set by the CCEA - the NI exams board - the uniform grade boundary for an A* ...