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Tens of thousands more students will need to resit English GCSEs

Over 40,000 more students may need to resit their English GCSE next year than did this year, after failing...

FE Week
FE Week
Opinion

Explaining new GCSE grades and what this means for post-16 resits

By this time on results day, we’re all now aware of the new style of numerical GCSE grading. But...

Gemma Gathercole
Gemma Gathercole
News

GCSE resits 2017: Sharp fall in maths results but English improves

Just under a quarter of the older students resitting their maths GCSEs achieved grades of A* to C this...

FE Week
FE Week
Opinion

GCSE results week: How FE can leverage digital channels to win learners

Colleges and providers need to get smarter in attracting new learners who’ve just had their GCSE results – here’s...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

DfE blasted for flip-flopping on GCSE maths and English resits

The government has been blasted for flip-flopping on its review into GCSE maths and English resits. All 16 to...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

GCSE English and maths retakes are a policy car crash

The new mandatory post-16 resit policy for GCSE English and maths is setting young people up to fail, and...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

GCSEs vs functional skills: which English and maths resits should your students take?

When only one per cent of E-grade students pass their maths GCSE on resit, why are they not sitting...

Bill Watkin
Bill Watkin