The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has surged to a record high after a U-turn meant results could be based on teachers’ estimated grades. Hundreds of thousands of youngsters received ...

The awarding of the 2020 GCSE and A-Level exam grades in England was widely viewed as a ‘fiasco’. When COVID-19 forced the cancellation of exams, DfE and Ofqual asked centres (schools and colleges) to ...

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE and Level 2 vocational and technical qualification (VTQ) results on Thursday. The results will help them progress to sixth form, ...

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