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The GCSE pass rate has fallen slightly, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above As students open their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge Nationals results, the head ...

The countdown is on for GCSE results day. This is the moment when pupils across the UK will find out whether they've got the grades they are hoping for. Unlike A-levels, GCSEs are graded in numbers ...

Maths is a subject that tends to divide people - it's either something they adore or cannot stand. However, for Year 11 pupils across the UK, there's no escaping the world of fractions, algebra, ...

This article was first published in April 2025. GCSE exam season is well underway, and as we get nearer to your maths exams you might be feeling all kinds of emotions, but try not to get too stressed!

The number of pupils sitting resits this year was at an all-time high 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 ...

After five years of secondary school education, hundreds of thousands of Year 11 students are eagerly receiving their GCSE exam results today. Pupils across the UK sat various examinations through to ...

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 ...

After revising long and hard for their exams over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. Year 11's results day makes for a tense spectacle for ...

Trigonometric graphs can be sketched when you know the amplitude, period, phase and maximum and minimum turning points. Learn about graphs of trigonometric functions in this National 5 Maths guide.