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The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with increases of 2.9% and 6.2% from last year respectively.

Bridget Phillipson says she is determined to reduce attainment gap as teenagers anticipate A-level results

The bullying of schools stifles recruitment and condemns children to pressure-cooker learning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Lords report says there is too much learning by rote and many key Tory changes should be reversed

If it wants to avert the obesity crisis, the next government must put physical education firmly back on the curriculum

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

Government disdain for our region’s new baccalaureate proves that it knows little about what our young people need, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

From September 2024, GCSE pupils in Greater Manchester may be able to embark on a educational pathway created specifically for them. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, announced his plans to introduce a Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) in May 2023 and a public consultation on the plans has recently closed.