A GCSE maths question is so difficult, it left 85% of people scratching their heads in a bid to try and answer it correctly. The month of May signals the start of exam season, with millions of pupils ...

A GCSE Maths paper had students partying online after a very gentle cruise into exam season today (Thursday, May 15) - for many, it was "lightwork". Students got so lucky that one even said they had ...

Teenagers who fail their maths GCSE are “doomed to a cycle of resits” that has seen some taking the exam eight times, education experts have warned. Pupils are becoming alienated and stuck in a ...

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 ...

This week, teenagers across the UK have been sitting their GCSE exams in a range of subjects, including maths. However, one particular GCSE calculation, dubbed 'impossible', has left even parents ...

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’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 ...

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in ...

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high 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 ...