GCSE exam time for students could be reduced by up to three hours on average, the government has announced. It follows a curriculum review that criticised the current volume as "excessive". The final ...

LONDON (Reuters) - GCSE science exams taken by more than 500,000 children aged 15 and 16 last summer failed to stretch able pupils and contained too many multiple choice questions, the government's ...

Across the UK, teenagers have been grappling with everything from fractions to ratios as they tackle their GCSE maths exams. This year, one particular question attracted the ire of parents and the ...

GCSE exams in 2026 are scheduled to start from the week commencing Monday, 4 May and finish on Friday, 26 June. These are the most up-to-date exam dates set by each exam board, but they might change ...

Exams season is upon us, which means after months of learning, revising and memorising it's nearly crunch time. But it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. School pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have a busy few weeks ahead sitting exams in subjects such as English and ...

A number of GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on screens by 2030 under new proposals from the exams watchdog. Proposals in a consultation launched on Thursday could see GCSEs in smaller-entry ...

GCSE results day 2025 has seen the number of top grades rise from last year. However, fewer entries scored a standard pass, today's statistics show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

Pupils who worry about their exam performance are more likely to do badly than those who are less anxious, research shows. Further research results show that academic buoyancy protects pupils against ...

With A Level results in the bag and GCSE results just around the corner, I thought I'd take a trip back in time. I decided to test just how much of GCSE maths I remember, and retake a past paper. An ...

Pupils picking up their GCSE results today face the 'fiercest ever' scramble for college places as results show more top grades were awarded this year. The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top ...