The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

White working class pupils will be targeted with a new GCSE resits qualification to end the misery of repeated failure in English and maths. It is understood the new functional skills course will be ...

Tens of thousands more 16-year-olds than last year will need to resit their English and maths GCSE exams. More than 167,000 students in England received grade 3 or lower on their maths paper, about 21 ...

Education unions have called for the policy of compulsory resits in the two subjects to be scrapped. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did you know ...

The percentage of GCSE students achieving a standard pass has fallen slightly this year, sparking renewed concerns over the number of young people in England who may now be required to resit their ...

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our ...