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Ellie Ng

Reforming English and maths GCSE resits ‘crucial to tackling Neets crisis’

Pupils celebrate their GCSE results at Leeds Grammar School, in West Yorkshire (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs is crucial to tackling the Neets crisis and opening doors for young people, education leaders have said.

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday to help them progress on to sixth form, college or training – with students able to view their results in an app following a successful trial last year.

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