In summer 2019, the CCEA introduced a new nine-category grade scale - A* to G, including a C*. Students may also get results ...

The EBacc is a set of subjects – English language and literature, maths, the sciences, geography or history and a language – that young people are encouraged to study at GCSE.

In England, many students who do not secure at least a grade 4 in English and/or maths at GCSE are required to retake the subjects during post-16 education.

Secondary school pupils usually sit about 9 GCSEs in different subjects, and with key exams often broken up into smaller chunks, they will have a lot on their plate in the coming weeks.

The introduction of new maths AS and A-levels will be delayed by a year until September 2017, the government says. The move follows fears students would struggle to bridge the gap between the ...

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams are already under way for 14 to 16-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They began on Friday, May 12. While various subjects ...

Test your knowledge with our quiz We've put together a mini quiz for our readers, featuring five maths questions based on a school AQA exam paper from 2024 that permitted the use of a calculator.