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GCSE results 2023: how the qualification is failing disadvantaged young people

All the teenagers collecting their GCSE results this year have overcome significant difficulties. Their secondary school education has been thrown into upheaval by COVID-19: they have faced cancelled classes, have had to learn from home, have dealt with the social isolation and uncertainty of spending a significant part of their…

The Conversation

GCSE results day 2023 deals and discounts: Where to celebrate on Thursday

How to get free food on results day, from Nando’s to Frankie and Benny’s

Evening Standard

GCSE wait brings more anxiety than ever

The number of top grades after exam boards’ return to pre-Covid levels is expected to be 300,000 fewer

Evening Standard

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Call for ‘more humane’ GCSE system so students not stuck in cycle of retakes

The ASCL is calling for a new style of English and maths qualification ‘which can be taken by pupils at the point of readiness’.

The Independent UK

Pupils ‘will face demoralising cycle of retakes if they fail GCSE exams in maths and English’

Education experts issue warning amid return to pre-pandemic grading standards

Evening Standard

Children referred to social care twice as likely to fail GCSE maths and English

Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjects

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Senseless, pointless and old-fashioned — so why do we cling on to GCSEs?

It can be hard to remember who the Education Secretary is. If you pop out to make a cup of tea you are liable to miss one. Since the last notable incumbent, Michael Gove, left the post in 2014 there have been a further nine education secretaries. Gillian Keegan, the…

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GCSEs in England hit by high absence levels and mental ill health, heads say

School leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

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

The Independent UK

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

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

The Independent UK

State school voices: ‘My A-levels were awful. I feel like I’ve been robbed’

Two students – one forced into a foundation year, another waiting for her GCSEs – describe their exams experience

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister among those expressing support for disappointed students

Rishi Sunak joined Jeremy Clarkson and Gary Neville in encouraging students who did not get the A-level results they hoped for.

The Independent UK

A-level chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record

Overall A-level pass rate at lowest level for 15 years as government backs decision to return to pre-pandemic grading

The Independent UK

A Level results: Fall in number of students accepted on university courses amid warning over grades

Tens of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their A-level and VTQ exam results on Thursday

The Independent UK

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How parents can support their children on GCSE and A-level results day

Hundreds of thousands of students across the country will be opening their A-level exam results this week

The Guardian - UK

A-level students in England may miss out as stricter grading returns

Headteachers say pupils may be disheartened by their results as pre-pandemic marking process means fewer top grades likely to be awarded

The Independent UK

Students receive A-level results as ministers in England aim to restore pre-pandemic grades

This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say

The Independent UK

Students receive A-level results as ministers aim to return to pre-Covid grading

This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say,

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The Guardian - UK

There are no quick fixes to an unequal school exam system

Letters: Readers respond to Fiona Miller’s article on how Labour could reform education in England

The Independent UK

Government urged to engage with employers over pandemic grading changes

Geoff Barton said the return to pre-pandemic grading in England will feel like a ‘bitter pill’ for many students receiving their A-level results.

The Independent UK

How parents can support their children on GCSE and A-level results day

Hundreds of thousands of students across the country will be opening their A-level exam results this week

The Guardian - UK

Disadvantaged students to bear brunt of grade deflation, say experts

Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year

The Guardian - UK

Reform grammar schools and ditch the GCSE treadmill – here’s how Labour can fix education in England

Conservative policies have trapped pupils in a zero-sum game. Ending unfair selection and rethinking exams could start to change this, says journalist Fiona Millar

The Guardian - UK

‘Harsh’ post-Covid grade markdown set to hit 60,000 A-level students

Rush to push results back to pre-pandemic levels will hit England’s school leavers hard this year, say education experts

The Independent UK

Be quick to get top university place in clearing, A level students warned

University spaces expected to fly on results day as A-level students advised to have a Plan B

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