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GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped as pass rate falls to lowest level in a decade

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 Daily Telegraph

GCSE resits of English and maths may be scrapped

The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...
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End to GCSE resit misery? New English and maths course to help failure blighting white working class

White working class pupils will be targeted with a new GCSE resits qualification to end the misery of repeated failure in English and maths. It is understood the new functional skills course will be ...
The Independent

Fall in key GCSE pass rate prompts concerns about English and maths resits

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in ...