The Latest Breaking News from GCSE

When is results day 2023? GCSE and A-Level dates confirmed with changes to grading

Pupils across the country are currently sitting their exams

Liverpool Echo · Jun 14, 2023

Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering from pandemic’ – report

Research by the British Council found that the decline in language learning at post-primary schools is plateauing.

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

"It's history - nobody can take this from us" - Manchester City brave storm to celebrate a historic treble with huge parade

Thousands of Manchester City fans braced a huge storm to celebrate the momentous occasion with their beloved team

Manchester Evening News · Jun 12, 2023

Languages and creative arts losing favour with GCSE and A-level students

More vocational subjects such as computing and business preferred by those studying in England

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Pupils rushed to hospital and another 'foamed at the mouth' after smoking cannabis vape

The device, laced with THC oil, the psychoactive chemical in cannabis, was allegedly brought in by a Year 11 student in an attempt to "chill" ahead of a GCSE exam at Unity College in Burnley

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

Mum slams Ofsted for visiting North Shields secondary school during GCSE exams

Lorraine Hayes said she was "furious" after being told about the visit

Chronicle Live · May 26, 2023

Neo Nazi boy, 15, sprayed girls in terrifying random attacks

A teenage neo-Nazi obsessed with death filmed himself assaulting three teenage girls by spraying them with liquid in terrifying random attacks, a court has heard.

Evening Standard · May 26, 2023

Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared worse at GCSEs, study finds

Findings prompt concerns about long-term impact of cost-of-living crisis on poorer students’ life chances

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Pupils in families using food banks during pandemic ‘received lower GCSE grades’

More than a third of young people in families using food banks were not eligible for free school meals, a report suggests.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

'It was basically maths' - some students worry about AQA Chemistry GCSE paper

Many took to social media to voice concerns about how hard the paper was

Wales Online · May 22, 2023