Pupils who sat a Religious Studies GCSE this summer had to score a formidable 92% to secure a top Grade 9, according to figures released by the AQA board. The exam module which covers “Islam including ...

Pupils choose their GCSE options towards the end of Year 9, to study in Year 10 and 11. In some schools, however, all or some GCSE syllabuses are studied over a three-year, rather than a two-year, ...

There is a gender divide in the subjects teenagers choose to study. In 2022, 63% of UK GCSE candidates taking full-course Physical Education (PE) for GCSE were male. For Art and Design subjects, ...

Arthur has a strategic approach to exams. For example, on text-based exams, he recommends judging how much to write based on the marks allocated for a question. “If you’re writing a five-paragraph ...

Pupils entering Year 12 who are taking a GCSE in English literature will not have to study any novels as part of their course. It is among changes proposed by the Council for the Curriculum, ...

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