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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Maths and English requirements for apprentices could be scrapped to boost Britain’s home-grown workforce. Trainees must currently pass numeracy and literacy tests before starting their roles if they ...

A significant number of teenagers who did not secure a pass in their maths and English GCSEs are being consigned to a “remorseless treadmill” of “demotivating” resits, headteachers’ unions have warned ...

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.