GCSE resits

The challenge for resits runs deeper than exam volume

With the full findings of the curriculum and assessment review due soon, we believe that fewer exams, more relevant...

Jessica Hill
Lucy Chowns and Katy Lewis
English and maths, Results 2025

GCSE results expose a broken system, but adults prove what’s possible

For too many, compulsory GCSE resits are a treadmill to nowhere. Without proper investment in alternative pathways, the government’s...

Jessica Hill
Dipa Ganguli
16-19, English and maths

Fixing resits requires fixing the system around them

Persistent challenges face GCSE resit students and their teachers. If the sector is serious about improving outcomes, CPD, funding,...

Jessica Hill
Emily Yeomans
16-19, English and maths

Three exam papers for resits…the maths doesn’t add up for FE

The logistical burden and impact on our teaching is too great – we need to drop from three to...

Jessica Hill
Craig Hodgson
16-19, English and maths

DfE launches GCSE resit teacher training tender

Prioritise regions with lower attainment rates and high teaching vacancy rates, DfE advises CPD bidders

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
16-19, English and maths

It’s time for a resits rethink

By rethinking how we approach English and maths resits, we can break the cycle of repeated failure

Jessica Hill
Freya Thomas Monk
16-19, English and maths

More targeted interventions are key to GCSE resit success

A one-year ‘GCSE step’ course would better support those resit students that are furthest behind

Jessica Hill
Dr Alice Eardley