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Finally, a real stepping stone for GCSE English and maths learners

For students struggling through GCSE resits, this stepping stone qualification could be the breakthrough they need ...
Yahoo News UK

Maths and English GCSEs are required for A-levels, college and university – so what happens to teenagers who don’t pass?

Each year, around 200,000 pupils in state-funded schools in England do not achieve a grade four or above in both English and Maths GCSE at age 16: about one-third of all students. The Department for ...
Daily Mail

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped as pass rate falls to lowest level in a decade

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 ...
BBC

Record numbers of GCSE results were resits - are we in a 'resit crisis'?

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 those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...