The Latest Breaking News from GCSE

Of Mice And Men and To Kill A Mockingbird removed from Welsh GCSE curriculum

Both American classics have been criticised for their inclusion of racial slurs.

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Natural history GCSE on hold as qualification seen as ‘Tory initiative’, claims campaigner

New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024

Primary school pupils should not have to sit ‘high-pressure’ tests – union

The current curriculum and assessment system is ‘outdated and unfit’, the leader of the largest education union in the UK has said.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024

There is no evidence that GCSEs are harder than IGCSEs

Letters: There are many reasons to be sceptical about private schools, but this is not one of them, writes Dr Nick Smith

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Where are writers of colour in the school curriculum?

Letters: Thishani Wijesinghe responds to an article by Nell Frizzell about the books she read at school and notes a lack of diversity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

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 · Sep 3, 2024

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 · Aug 28, 2024

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 · Aug 25, 2024

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 · Aug 22, 2024

‘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 · Aug 22, 2024