The speaking and listening element of GCSE English will no longer form part of the overall grade, under proposals from England's exams regulator Ofqual. The move follows concerns that over-generous ...
GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...
Immigrant children would be allowed to sit an easier English GCSE than native speakers under proposals being drawn up by Government exam chiefs. Up to 60,000 a year would take a new GCSE in "English ...
A review found the current volume of GCSE exams is "excessive", with the final report recommending key stage 4 exams be cut by 10%.