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 ...

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.

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Try this quiz based on GCSE Maths past papers. Choose the topic you would like to revise and answer the questions. By working your way through the maths questions created by experts, you can prepare ...

In this country, mathematics is a loaded subject. Whenever I say I’m a maths teacher, I'll watch the other person’s face change. There is always a reaction. A few of them will be like, “Oh my god, I ...

Employers' leaders in Wales have welcomed proposals to improve the reading, writing and maths abilities of teenagers. A review into qualifications says "more challenging" GCSEs should explicitly test ...

Pupils in Wales have been studying for two exams - mathematics and numeracy - since September 2015. But BBC Wales found universities who say they will not accept the numeracy qualification when they ...

2,000 people from across the country were asked to look how much sugar was in a chocolate bar in grams and as a percentage of the total daily allowance and to calculate which of six options came ...

Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said the exams were “part of extensive reforms... to give our young people the right skills and knowledge to thrive in the modern word". She said: “Our national ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...