Launch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour | Conservation
Leading environmentalists have called on the government to introduce Natural History GCSEs immediately, amid fears it could be delayed until 2030. The previous Conservative government supported the creation of GCSEs to teach pupils how to observe, identify and classify plants and animals. But campaigners claim the plans were shelved by Labor because the qualifications were […]
GCSE results day: hundreds of thousands of pupils await grades – live updates | GCSEs
School performance is expected to be “similar to last year’s”According to School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell. McKinnell told GB News: We expect this year’s results to be on par with last year’s. And I think we need to remember that this is a group of young people who have overcome incredible challenges during their secondary […]
Fewer pupils in England studying drama and media at GCSE and A-level | Education
Fewer students in England are studying drama, media and performing arts at GCSE and A-level, while statistics, computing, physics and mathematics are becoming more popular. Provisional figures for the number of people taking exams in England this summer, published on Thursday by exams regulator Ofqual, also showed an increase in interest in modern foreign languages […]
Less than 3% of artists named in GCSE art exams are Black or south Asian, study finds | Art
Less than 3% of artists named in GCSE art exam questions are from a black or South Asian background, a study has found. An analysis of GCSE assessment materials published by the four major UK exam boards (AQA, Eduqas, OCR and Edexcel) found that only 8.4% of the artists referenced across the 27 art exam […]