In December it emerged that 72 per cent of apprenticeship vacancy adverts block applicants who did not achieve Grade 4 in ...

A teenager who was one of the world's best gamers killed himself after failing his maths GCSE, only for his parents to find out he'd passed a day later. Alex Henshaw unexpectedly took his own life ...

As Maths, English and Science are generally compulsory at GCSE, this leaves you free to fill the rest of your quota with subjects that you will enjoy. To qualify for a medical degree at university ...

GCSE exams in 2025 are scheduled ... 7 (calculator and non-calculator) - higher CCEA maths unit 8 (calculator and non-calculator) - higher CCEA English language unit 4 will take place on the ...

The EBacc – a performance measure of schools which aims to ensure pupils take English, maths, science, a humanities subject and a language at GCSE – was introduced in 2010 under former education ...

If you haven't completed a GCSE in English at Grade C or above, we do accept a range of additional qualifications to satisfy that requirement. Competence in Mathematics is a General Entrance ...

This may mean it eventually recommends fewer GCSE exams overall. Maths and English are required subjects for GCSE-level students, and currently, if students fail their exam they have to do a resit.

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The EBacc – a performance measure of schools which aims to ensure pupils take English, maths, science, a humanities subject and a language at GCSE – was introduced in 2010 under former ...

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