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 ...

More than half of teenagers failed to score a strong pass in both their English and maths GCSEs this year, official figures show. School leaders warned that youngsters could be left feeling ...

Think you've got what it takes? Give our quiz a try -Credit:Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images It's an argument that rears its head every year - are GCSEs getting easier or harder?

A primary school pupil has got top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year – having previously gained a GCSE ...

Exam season is under way and for school-leavers across the county, that means the challenge of GCSEs. In 2006, we reported that teenager Rhiannon Monckton, 15, who was taking GCSEs in maths, physics ...

A maths whizzkid has become one of the youngest people ever to bag an A* GCSE grade - nine years earlier than most students take their exams. Seven-year-old Thomas Barnes is believed to be amongst the ...

The consultation runs until March, so expect more details early next year. A major shake-up to exams is on the way, and it ...

Alison Hardy consults for the Design and Technology Association. There has been a worrying decline in recent years in the number of teenagers opting to take design and technology (D&T) at GCSE. While ...

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 ...