Education unions have called for the policy of compulsory resits in the two subjects to be scrapped. In England, students who do not secure at least a grade 4 are required to retake the subjects ...

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 Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...

The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young people’s “confidence and motivation”, education leaders have warned.

The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today ...

In England, students who do not secure at least a grade 4 are required to retake the subjects during post-16 education (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire) The Government’s policy of compulsory resits in the ...