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Calls for major change to GCSEs after exam warning

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has commissioned a Government review into curriculum and assessment

The Independent UK

The real unfairness and scandal of GCSE exams

Letters: Readers including Corinna Jones and Mary Gildea respond to articles about last week’s GCSE results

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the attainment gap in England’s GCSE results

Labour must address the widening differences in grades between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their more affluent peers

The Guardian - UK

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England’s GCSE results show ingrained social and regional inequality post-Covid

Analysis of grades shows disparities also conceal enormous variations in performance within each region

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m really proud’: GCSE pupils tell of relief at results after Covid disruption

Students at Sandymoor Ormiston academy in Runcorn say lockdown in year 7 was a struggle but hard work has paid off

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak

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.

The Conversation

Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way)

Students should be told the whole story: understanding languages and cultures is a huge advantage in the workplace, says writer and film director Xaymaca Awoyungbo

The Guardian - UK

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GCSE results 2024: London students get best grades in country as top marks fall nationwide

Capital only region in England where more than a quarter of papers were awarded a grade at 7 (A) or above as marking restored to pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard

GCSE top grades down on last year as north-south divide in England grows

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland picked up their results on Thursday morning in a year when grades were due to be restored to 2019 levels in all three nations

The Independent UK

GCSE results for 16-year-olds return to pre-Covid levels

Results show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland drops

The Guardian - UK

Gap between top GCSE grades at private and state schools grows – as it happened

Gap on top grades between private and comprehensive schools rises from 28.2 percentage points to 29 percentage points

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results day: Grade boundaries and equivalents explained for 2024

Although the numbered grading system has been in place for a few years, many still want to know their letter equivalent

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs

Study finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in England

The Guardian - UK

Suspended secondary pupils in England ‘twice as likely to be out of work by 24’

Study also finds they are less likely to go on to further or higher education than those not suspended

The Guardian - UK

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GCSEs should be branded separately in England, Wales and NI, expert says

Professor says diverging content and results make move necessary for the exams to be compared accurately

The Independent UK

How to keep your child calm ahead of GCSE results day

Establish a good sleep routine, practice mindfulness and plan for all outcomes, say the experts.

Evening Standard

When is A-level results day 2024 and when are they released?

The long-awaited date for teens is here

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8 places teens can get freebies for GCSE results day

Whether it's a celebration or commiseration, these are all the places teens can get a free treat on exam results day

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The Guardian - UK

Famous dances, nuclear errors and one naughty miniature dachshund – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Years of austerity have cut arts education to the bone – it's time to restore the music

With an incoming government that is yet to announce how it will address and dramatically improve the current funding landscape for the arts in the UK, as Co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, I offer up a blueprint for a successful funding model for music education in state schools…

The Guardian - UK

Monstrous things, deadly duels and ancient paintings – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Evening Standard

Step Up Expo puts 5,500 students on path to success in education and careers

The two-day event at Olympia London featured experts from different fields and motivational speeches

The Guardian - UK

Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets, study finds

Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say

The Guardian - UK

Spicy noodles, seismic fans and falling stars – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Conversation

Decades of politicians toying with A-levels and GCSEs have left students a confusing and unfair system

In 2023, Rishi Sunak outlined a proposed change to the education system in England: scrapping the current A-level system and introducing the Advanced British Standard. This would see students study more subjects after 16 in a baccalaureate-style system.

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