GCSE
Tory architect of GCSEs welcomes Labour review of ‘outmoded’ tests
Lord Baker of Dorking congratulated the Government on its curriculum and assessment review.
Drama continues decline in popularity at GCSE and A-level in England – figures
Provisional figures showed exam entries for drama A-level are down by 5.8% compared to last summer.
Probe underway after GCSE students given wrong Maths exam paper
Mistake only discovered when students were an hour into the exam
Exam board to offer digitally assessed GCSE in computer science
Exam board OCR said schools can still opt for a paper-based assessment for its computer science qualification if they prefer.
GCSE maths and science pupils in England to get Covid exam aids this summer
The Department for Education has asked Ofqual to make arrangements to extend formulae and equation sheets for GCSE exams this year.
Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’
More than a third of pupils in England were persistently or severely absent in either Year 10 or Year 11 in 2020/21 and 2021/22, analysis found.
Majority of adults support compulsory language learning in schools – poll
Only one in five said they can have a conversation in a modern language that is not their mother tongue, survey found.
Pupils in England could sit digital GCSE exams from 2026 under proposals
On-screen assessments are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable, a report by England’s largest exam board suggests.
School hit by concrete crisis wants lockdown-style GCSE and A-level assessments
St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham has had to ration face-to-face teaching after much of the site was closed off just before term started.
Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says
Pupils at Bedales School will only sit GCSEs in two subjects – English Language and maths – in the future.