Why not try another whole numbers quiz? The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE maths students studying writing whole numbers as words, ordering whole numbers, adding and subtracting whole ...

A fresh row over GCSE standards erupted yesterday as record numbers of pupils took exams at least a year early. Results posted in schools showed that teenagers took more than 83,000 maths GCSEs before ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded the top grades remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic (John Birdsall/Alamy) Here are the main numbers and trends in this year’s GCSE results: – The ...

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 ...

Alison Hardy consults for the Design and Technology Association. There has been a worrying decline in recent years in the number of teenagers opting to take design and technology (D&T) at GCSE. While ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...