The self-named Brickie Boys want to show other young people they can still succeed if they do not pass their GCSEs They call themselves the Brickie Boys. The group is one of the winners of the BBC’s ...

The GCSE pass rate has fallen slightly, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above As students open their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge Nationals results, the head ...

Today, organisations such as Unesco, the UN body for education, science and culture, are grappling with how schools and universities can respond to rising misinformation and declining trust in ...

GCSE and A level exams have been cancelled in Britain this year as schools, colleges and nurseries close for the foreseeable future in a bid to slow the coronavirus outbreak. Following the closure ...

We’re having the wrong conversation about GCSEs. While politicians promise to “reduce assessment volume” and exam boards tweak their grading systems, the huge opportunity of a national free education ...

Exam boards have awarded 202,000 fewer top grades to GCSE candidates this year, as regulators attempt to reverse pandemic-era grade inflation. The drop has been sharpest in England, where the share ...

There is more emphasis on assessments throughout the course, rather than exams, in some subjects [Getty Images] All of the GCSEs offered to 14 to 16-year-olds in Wales have been reviewed and updated, ...

New GCSEs for Wales will put less emphasis on exams and aim to increase the use of digital technology, the watchdog has said. Teachers, pupils, parents and employers are being asked for their views on ...

They call themselves the Brickie Boys. The group is one of the winners of the BBC’s Young Reporter Competition. On GCSE results day, the boys are on a mission to show other young people that you can ...