The “chronic” underperformance of boys at GCSE level should be treated as a “major issue”, a leading education expert has warned. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and ...

Four years ago, we told you about a landmark new qualification in natural history, for pupils aged 14-16 years. But what ...

Students who moved from primary to secondary school in the middle of the pandemic will collect their GCSE results on Thursday, with more than one in five entries expected to score the top grades.

After smashing last summer’s GCSE results, Bohunt School has been named an OCR Psychology Ambassador Centre, recognising its teaching excellence on a national scale. The accolade, reserved for schools ...

Actor Hugh Grant has warned schools "will dump what little remains of books and pens" should GCSE examinations transition online. The Notting Hill star took to X, cautioning such a move could "stuff ...

At 7000-strong Sandwell College, the report found entry level, level 1 and level 2 learners often make “better than average” progress towards achieving the GCSE English qualification, with around a ...

The policy of making school pupils resit GCSEs until they pass is "not fit for purpose", education leaders have said. This year, a record number of GCSE exams were compulsory resits, and calls are ...