The 2024 GCSE results are out on Thursday (August 22), with students anxiously waiting to see if their grades will be good enough to qualify for sixth form or college. Year 11 pupils in England, Wales ...

Headteachers are warning that the new GCSE grading system sends a "demoralising message" to students who are likely to score lower results in their exams. Teenagers who score lower than a 4 - ...

GCSE pass rates have risen this year, as the government rolled out huge changes to the grading system in England. More than one-fifth of pupils were awarded top marks, with 20.5% taking home either a ...

The new GCSE grading system will put more pressure on young people to gain top marks, according to a leading headmistress. Caroline Jordan, president of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), said she ...

The GCSE system should be overhauled and pupils should have the chance to demonstrate their skills up to the age of 19 rather than at a fixed point in time at the age of 16, a new review has said. The ...

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Hundreds of thousands more teenagers are expected to be told they have failed one or more of their GCSEs on Thursday as the “exams reset” takes effect. It’s estimated there will be 325,000 fewer ...