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Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

The Guardian - UK

Young people who do not pass GCSE English and maths face ‘blockage’, Powell says

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades rose on last year, figures show.

Evening Standard

GCSE results 2026: How good were grades in your London area?

How does your local borough rank in London and the UK for top GCSE results? Check our full list

Evening Standard

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Reforming English and maths GCSE resits ‘crucial to tackling Neets crisis’

Hundreds of thousands of pupils received their GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday, with an increase in the proportion of top grades.

Evening Standard

Stormont education minister raises concern over ‘persistent’ GCSE gender gap

Paul Givan visited Dromore High School as pupils received their results

Evening Standard

GCSE results reveal record education gap between London and the North

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year, but the rate scoring a decent pass has returned to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

‘Keep at it’: Grandmother who just passed GCSE maths shares advice to adult learners

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GCSE results: The key trends explained as gender gap narrows

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The Independent UK

GCSE results reveal record regional divide as top grades increase slightly

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The Independent UK

What does Labour’s GCSE resit shake-up mean for young people and parents?

A new qualification could be introduced for thousands of pupils

The Independent UK

GCSE Results 2026: When Results Are Released and What Happens If You Miss Your Target Grades

GCSE results day is crucial for students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, impacting their educational and career paths. Options exist for those who miss target grades, including appeals and resits.

International Business Times UK

GCSE results day: More pupils get top grades as gap between boys and girls shrinks

Overall pass rates have now settled back to pre-Covid levels

The Independent UK

GCSE results 2026: Key London trends revealed as capital pulls further ahead of North

Some 28.6% of scores issued to teenagers in the capital were a Grade 7 or above, the equivalent to an A

Evening Standard

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%

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Evening Standard

GCSE results: Key numbers and trends

The proportion of entries awarded 4/C or above has returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

Evening Standard

Top GCSE grades rise but key pass rate returns to pre-pandemic levels

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday morning.

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results: girls still ahead but gender gap narrows as hundreds of thousands of pupils receive grades – as it happened

Nearly a quarter of girls’ entries received one of the higher grades against around a fifth of those from boys

Evening Standard

Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive GCSE results

Education experts have expressed concerns over the gender gap at GCSE which sees girls consistently outperforming boys.

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The Independent UK

GCSE results day 2026: Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive results

Education experts have reiterated concerns over the gender gap at GCSE

International Business Times UK

GCSE Results 2026: Why Schools Have Your Grades Before You

GCSE students receive their 2026 results on 20 August, but schools get grades earlier under strict JCQ rules to prepare for results day.

The Conversation

A-level results: key takeaways for language learning

Exam-entry statistics in the summer tend to prompt debates about the future of language learning in the UK. These are often framed around languages being in crisis: fewer young people study languages than two decades ago, and concerns persist about the UK’s linguistic capacity in an interconnected world.

The Independent UK

British girl who died on Caribbean family holiday was ‘killed in boat explosion’

Tourists on board the boat have described blast that left two dozen people injured in Dominican Republic

The Guardian - UK

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

The education committee also proposed a National Reading Guarantee, ensuring all children have frequent opportunities to enjoy reading

The Conversation

Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education

Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a bug through a magnifying glass. They don’t know how to use a key to identify a plant or insect, let alone why they should bother. They struggle to name common garden birds.…

The Guardian - UK

Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

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