As for the class X survey, result shows that only 41% students were able to answer correctly in English; in mathematics, only 40% students made the cut.

In England, many students who do not secure at least a grade 4 – which is considered a “standard pass” – in English and/or maths GCSE are required to retake the subjects during post-16 ...

The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form ...

The new Government should rethink “demoralising” and “soul-destroying” compulsory GCSE resits for pupils who do not achieve a standard pass in English or maths, an education expert has ...

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young people’s “confidence and motivation”, education leaders have warned.

The government ’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

However, yesterday's results saw the GCSE pass rate for English and Maths hit a record low, amid fears that some pupils are being left behind.

In England, many students who do not secure at least a grade 4 – which is considered a “standard pass” – in English ... year to 70.6% this year – although it is above the pre-pandemic year of 2019, ...