As many as 350,000 school-leavers are failing to achieve basic standards in GCSE English and maths, official figures revealed yesterday. More than half have such weak mastery of the three Rs they are ...

Three words, GCSE maths exam. It’s enough to fill you with dread and transport you back to a time when you’d be sitting in an exam hall frantically trying to recall Pythagoras's theorem and clutching ...

If you or someone you know is sitting their GCSE exams this week, give them this tricky maths question to test their skills. Secondary school students across the UK began sitting their GCSE exams ...

Try these interactive flashcards based on GCSE maths past papers. By working your way through the flashcards created by experts, you can prepare for your maths exams and revise commonly used ...

GCSE maths is vital, but changes are needed in the way it is taught, argues Jill Duffy. Plus, a reader shares painful memories of their exams One-third of students reach 16 without a good pass in ...

Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon That time of year approaches when we ritually sacrifice 40% of our 16-year-olds to ...