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Britain’s traumatised education system needs a break – and a decent minister

After two-plus years of Covid and seven secretaries of state in the past six years, teachers and students deserve more support, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

How geography GCSE weathered storm of curriculum changes

Far from lacking skills, employers actively seek geography graduates for their wider view of the world

The Guardian - UK

'Broken' family of David Celino, 16, who died at Leeds Festival pay tribute to 'beautiful' teen

David had just received his GCSE results

Wales Online

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Archie Gray could break another mould after family talks about next Leeds United steps

Archie Gray is finally free of compulsory education with the delivery of his GCSE results yet he might not be ready to throw all of his eggs in the football basket

Leeds Live

Scarlett Moffatt 'so proud' of sister Ava as she posts rare snap after GCSE joy

I'm a Celebrity winner Scarlett Moffatt has expressed pride over her younger sister Ava Moffatt - who had previously appeared with their family on Gogglebox - after she received her GCSE results

Daily Mirror

GCSEs and A-levels are well past their sell-by date

Letters: Readers on the curriculum changes and alternative degrees that could benefit students

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Holden and Geri Horner among celebs celebrating GCSE results

Amanda Holden and Geri Horner celebrate their daughters’ GCSE results

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Wales will announce new school performance system this autumn - education minister Jeremy Miles

League tables and more recently colour codes have been ditched in Wales but a new system is to be announced

Wales Online

'Amazing' students praised after 'challenging' two years

"It represents a huge achievement, especially in light of the pandemic and the impact of lockdowns on our students’ education"

Liverpool Echo

GCSE pupils who were the first to take exams in two years celebrate their results but North East sees fewest top grades in the UK

Nationally, top grades for GCSEs are down on last year, but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels

Chronicle Live

Successful teenage rapper aces GCSEs with 11A*s

Talented student Isaac Bakshi is following in the footsteps of his brilliant brother

Wales Online

Twins collect 10 A*s and 11 As between them in their GCSEs

The pair said their rivalry was 'friendly' and that they helped each other get through the exams

Wales Online

Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate their daughters’ ‘incredible’ GCSE results: ‘Girl power!’

Exams returned this year following two years of disruption due to the pandemic

The Independent UK

GCSEs: London schools stretch lead over country

I’ve reluctantly concluded that the ‘beautiful people pictured with their exam results’ discourse is intractable because you can’t point to an image of smiling students and crow ‘Finally! An ugly child collects their grades.’

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The Standard View: London schools lead the way on GCSE results day

GCSE students suffered a record fall in results today as exam marking returned for the first time since 2019, with 26.3 per cent achieving a grade 7/A or above. But pupils in London outperformed all other regions of England by a significant margin, with 32.6 per cent of all exams…

Daily Mirror

Teacher left in tizzy after pet dog eats students' summer homework

A teacher has taken to Reddit to share how her dog ate her students' homework - she has been urged to give all her students A grades for the inconvenience

The Independent UK

Help with exams should remain next year, unions say

‘We must turn our attention to next year’s cohort who have also suffered significant disruption,’ union leader says

Wales Online

Grandad, 92, celebrates becoming oldest person to pass a GCSE exam in UK

Derek Skipper, 92, studied for his maths qualification via Zoom

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The Independent UK

Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

The A-Listers’ offspring were among hundreds of thousands of teenagers collecting their exam results on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

What does the dramatic fall in GCSE grades tell us? That private schools were gaming the system

Our school system favours the privately educated – so it’s no surprise that the sector inflated grades last year, says award-winning teacher Phil Beadle

The Independent UK

Westminster Academy pupils ‘put pandemic challenges behind them’

This year has seen the first set of in-person GCSE exams take place since before the pandemic.

Evening Standard

GCSE results: Three London students celebrate bucking national trend with top marks

Nationally GCSE grades suffered a dip but these three teenagers from London bucked the trend

The Independent UK

GCSE trends: what this year’s results tell us

Good news for computing and Polish, bad news for music and French.

The Independent UK

GCSE results: How to appeal your grades

Pass rate and proportion of top grades for GCSE are lower this year compared to last

Liverpool Echo

Wirral teens celebrated for 'outstanding' results after 'trying' time

A local councillor has praised students across the borough for their achievements

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