New vocational courses called V-levels will be rolled out for 16-year-olds under government plans to simplify a "confusing ...

White working-class pupils are to benefit from a new qualification aimed at children who fail English and maths at GCSE.

The government is also announcing plans to support pupils to get the "vital pass" they need in English and maths GCSE.

The government will confirm V Levels, alongside new “stepping stone” qualifications for GCSE English and maths resit students ...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said vocational education has been seen as an 'afterthought for too long' ...

Our booster courses are designed to significantly enhance our students learning to ensure they achieve the top grades they deserve in their GCSE Maths and Chinese exams. The Star Mandarin School ...

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.

The Government said a new qualification will be “targeted at students with lower attainment as a stepping stone to better ...

Across the South West, the average Attainment 8 score was just a little lower at 46.1 – still above the national average.

In Wirral the top rated school is West Kirkby Grammar with a 95.6% figure for pupils achieving Grade 5 or above in English ...

The Department for Education published GCSE performance data for every secondary school in England for the 2024/25 academic ...

The proportion of grades 7 to 9, which are equivalent to A*/A, rose by nearly 2 percentage points in 2025. The data for 2025 ...