The Latest Breaking News from GCSE

Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study

Cast your mind back to your secondary school science classroom: the fiery glow of Bunsen burners, scratched safety goggles that never quite fit, and a giant periodic table pinned to the wall.

The Conversation · Oct 22

Buvette, London WC2: ‘It’s actually rather lovely’ – restaurant review

This offshoot of a New York favourite isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it does bring a touch of Gallic glam to the neighbourhood

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Restricting smartphone use in schools boosts GCSE results, study finds

Software that blocks social media during school hours is credited with calmer classrooms, fewer detentions, and improved focus

The Independent UK · Oct 5

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

Government confirms plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification in England as students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Young people who do not pass GCSE English and maths face ‘blockage’, Powell says

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades rose on last year, figures show.

Evening Standard · Aug 20

GCSE results 2026: How good were grades in your London area?

How does your local borough rank in London and the UK for top GCSE results? Check our full list

Evening Standard · Aug 20

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

Hundreds of thousands of pupils received their GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday, with an increase in the proportion of top grades.

Evening Standard · Aug 20

Stormont education minister raises concern over ‘persistent’ GCSE gender gap

Paul Givan visited Dromore High School as pupils received their results

Evening Standard · Aug 20

GCSE results reveal record education gap between London and the North

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year, but the rate scoring a decent pass has returned to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK · Aug 20