There are not many nine-year-olds who can say they have a GCSE in maths. But that’s something Alex McKeown from Co Antrim can proudly say as he joined the celebrations with his teenage counterparts on ...

The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young people’s “confidence and motivation”, education leaders have warned.

THOUSANDS of pupils scored top GCSE results despite starting secondary school when Covid shut classrooms - as more older teens than ever were forced into resits. This year’s 16-year-olds were the ...

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Over 32,000 students across Northern Ireland received their GCSE exam grades and some vocational qualification results on Thursday. Most pupils gathered at schools across the region this morning to ...

The number of post-16 students taking GCSE resits in the maths and English increased this year (David Davies/PA) The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit ...

Pupils picking up their GCSE results today face the 'fiercest ever' scramble for college places as results show more top grades were awarded this year. The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top ...

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