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Students are being set up to fail by compulsory GCSE resits | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article calling for mandatory exam resits to be scrapped in a first step towards education reform

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/27/students-are-being-set-up-to-fail-by-compulsory-gcse-resits

#GCSEs #Exams #Education #Schools #Secondaryschools #Teaching #MichaelGove #Conservatives #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Students are being set up to fail by compulsory GCSE resits | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article calling for mandatory exam resits to be scrapped in a first step towards education reform

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/27/students-are-being-set-up-to-fail-by-compulsory-gcse-resits

#GCSEs #Exams #Education #Schools #Secondaryschools #Teaching #MichaelGove #Conservatives #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Students are being set up to fail by compulsory GCSE resits | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article calling for mandatory exam resits to be scrapped in a first step towards education reform

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/27/students-are-being-set-up-to-fail-by-compulsory-gcse-resits

#GCSEs #Exams #Education #Schools #Secondaryschools #Teaching #MichaelGove #Conservatives #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good

https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove

#GCSEs #Education #Furthereducation #Exams #Highereducation #Schools #UKnews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #Youngpeople #Society #Politics #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good

https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove

#GCSEs #Education #Furthereducation #Exams #Highereducation #Schools #UKnews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #Youngpeople #Society #Politics #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good

https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove

#GCSEs #Education #Furthereducation #Exams #Highereducation #Schools #UKnews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #Youngpeople #Society #Politics #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove #Gcses #Education #FurtherEducation #Exams #HigherEducation #Schools #UkNews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #YoungPeople #Society #Politics

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove #Gcses #Education #FurtherEducation #Exams #HigherEducation #Schools #UkNews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #YoungPeople #Society #Politics

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove #Gcses #Education #FurtherEducation #Exams #HigherEducation #Schools #UkNews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #YoungPeople #Society #Politics

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/stop-destroying-generation-compulsory-gcse-resits-michael-gove #Gcses #Education #FurtherEducation #Exams #HigherEducation #Schools #UkNews #MichaelGove #LucyPowell #AndyBurnham #YoungPeople #Society #Politics

We would like to hear from people in England who didn’t pass English and/or Maths GCSE
By Guardian community team

How did it affect your plans for either further education or getting a job? Did you go through resits? Tell us

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/24/we-would-like-to-hear-from-people-in-england-who-didnt-pass-english-andor-maths-gcse

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Schools #TheGuardian #Guardiancommunityteam

We would like to hear from people in England who didn’t pass English and/or Maths GCSE
By Guardian community team

How did it affect your plans for either further education or getting a job? Did you go through resits? Tell us

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/24/we-would-like-to-hear-from-people-in-england-who-didnt-pass-english-andor-maths-gcse

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Schools #TheGuardian #Guardiancommunityteam

We would like to hear from people in England who didn’t pass English and/or Maths GCSE
By Guardian community team

How did it affect your plans for either further education or getting a job? Did you go through resits? Tell us

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/24/we-would-like-to-hear-from-people-in-england-who-didnt-pass-english-andor-maths-gcse

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Schools #TheGuardian #Guardiancommunityteam

'Forget A-Levels, I am making £50K after dropping out of school thanks to best decision ever'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/forget-levels-am-making-50k-37579389

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80657/ New resits for GCSE maths and English coming. #GCSEs #BBCNews #bbc #BBCNews #BreakingNews #news #WorldNews

Refugee passes GCSE after fleeing war-torn Sudan

A refugee who fled a war-torn country and found safety in the UK before becoming a football referee…
#Canada #GCSEs #NasserHamid #portmanroad #SuffolkRefugee
https://www.europesays.com/canada/176940/

GCSE results 2026: Congratulations to Croydon students

Thousands of students across Croydon collected their GCSE and vocational qualifications yesterday after months of hard work and…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Croydon #education #GCSEs #schools
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/14889/

Coleen Rooney beams with joy as she reveals Man Utd starlet son Kai's GCSE results

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-kai-coleen-rooney-37576938

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80355/ Boost in pupils getting top GCSE grades | ITV News Calendar (South) #GCSEs #Hull #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #Lincoln #Skegness

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80341/ Channel Island students continue to outperform UK counterparts in GCSEs | ITV News Channel #alderney #ChannelIslands #ChronicFatigue #economy #farming #GCSE #GCSEs #guernsey #Health #healthcare #herm #itv #ItvNews #ItvNewsChannel #ITVNewsInFull #jersey #MinimumWage #news #police #race #racing #ResultsDay #sark #triathlete #triathlon

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80329/ Prime Minister promises a crackdown on illegal waste dumping in Bradford | ITV News Calendar (North) #BRADFORD #Burnham #GCSEs #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #ThwaiteMills

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80323/ Students across Wales receive GCSE results as overall entries are down | ITV Cymru Wales #CharityChallenge #exams #GCSEs #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #Kayak #nhs #ResultsDay #WelshRugby #WRU

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80261/ Man charged in connection with synagogue terrorist attack in Manchester | ITV News Granada Reports #burnley #cheshire #Cumbria #everton #football #GCSEs #granada #GranadaReports #GreaterManchester #IsleOfMan #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #lancashire #liverpool #LiverpoolFc #LoveIsland #manchester #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #merseyside #MollyAndTommy #NorthWest #ResultsDay #RugbyLeague #Sport #synagogue #terrorism #terrorist #TourOfBritain #Women'sCycling

Enfield school pupils pick up their GCSE results

TV cameras from Sky News even dropped into one school to film live reactions from students, reports Anna-Louise…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Enfield #education #exams #GCSEs #schools
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/14580/

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentforEducation #UKnews #Politics #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentforEducation #UKnews #Politics #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams

#Education #GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentforEducation #UKnews #Politics #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams #Education #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentForEducation #UkNews #Politics

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams #Education #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentForEducation #UkNews #Politics

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams #Education #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentForEducation #UkNews #Politics

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/governments-plan-young-people-continue-studying-gcse-maths-english-exams #Education #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #LucyPowell #Schools #DepartmentForEducation #UkNews #Politics

The Guardian view on GCSE results: much to celebrate, much to reform | Editorial
By Editorial

Another post-pandemic cohort has shown its resilience and talent. But growing inequalities of outcome must be addressed

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-gcse-results-much-to-celebrate-much-to-reform

#GCSEs #Educationpolicy #Education #Exams #Schools #Youngpeople #Inequality #AndyBurnham #LucyPowell #Politics #Modernlanguagesandlinguistics #TheGuardian #Editorial

The Guardian view on GCSE results: much to celebrate, much to reform | Editorial
By Editorial

Another post-pandemic cohort has shown its resilience and talent. But growing inequalities of outcome must be addressed

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-gcse-results-much-to-celebrate-much-to-reform

#GCSEs #Educationpolicy #Education #Exams #Schools #Youngpeople #Inequality #AndyBurnham #LucyPowell #Politics #Modernlanguagesandlinguistics #TheGuardian #Editorial

The Guardian view on GCSE results: much to celebrate, much to reform | Editorial
By Editorial

Another post-pandemic cohort has shown its resilience and talent. But growing inequalities of outcome must be addressed

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-gcse-results-much-to-celebrate-much-to-reform

#GCSEs #Educationpolicy #Education #Exams #Schools #Youngpeople #Inequality #AndyBurnham #LucyPowell #Politics #Modernlanguagesandlinguistics #TheGuardian #Editorial

Coleen Rooney and Luisa Zissman ‘beaming with pride’ as kids get their GCSE results

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/coleen-rooney-luisa-zissman-gcse-37574653

https://www.europesays.com/videos/80040/ Best friends react to their GCSE results. #GCSEs #BBCNews #bbc #BBCNews #BreakingNews #news #WorldNews

GCSE results day 2026 - live: AQA, Edexcel grade boundaries as gender gap narrows

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gcse-grade-boundaries-2026-results-37571521

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UkNews

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UkNews

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UkNews

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths #Gcses #Exams #SecondarySchools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UkNews

Students across South West receiving GCSE results

The wait is over for thousands of students across the South West who are receiving their GCSE or…
#Canada #Devon #engineering #equivalentresults #GCSEs #Ivybridge #SouthWest #studentOscar #supportstudents
https://www.europesays.com/canada/175310/

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths

#GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths

#GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-almost-one-in-four-boys-in-england-get-top-grades-in-maths

#GCSEs #Exams #Secondaryschools #Mathematics #Schools #Education #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #SallyWeale

GCSE results day 2026 - live: Grade boundaries and resit options as students find out their grades

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gcse-results-day-2026-boundaries-37571521

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates #Gcses #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UkNews

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates #Gcses #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UkNews

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates #Gcses #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UkNews

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates #Gcses #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UkNews

GCSE results: How Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton faired in exams - and the royal who failed

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/gcse-results-prince-william-harry-37561240

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates
By Harry Borg (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning

https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates

#GCSEs #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UKnews #TheGuardian #HarryBorg #MabelBanfieldNwachiearlier

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates
By Harry Borg (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning

https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates

#GCSEs #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UKnews #TheGuardian #HarryBorg #MabelBanfieldNwachiearlier

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates
By Harry Borg (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning

https://www.theguardian.com/education/live/2026/aug/20/gcse-results-exams-schools-education-england-wales-northern-ireland-live-latest-updates

#GCSEs #Education #Exams #Schools #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #UKnews #TheGuardian #HarryBorg #MabelBanfieldNwachiearlier

GCSE results day 2026 - live updates as students find out their grades online, grade boundaries and resit options

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gcse-results-day-2026-live-37571521

How Premier League icons did in their GCSEs: Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Harry Kane and more

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gcse-results-premier-league-footballers-37560763

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
By Richard Adams Education editor

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/19/gcse-resits-england-harm-teenagers-mental-wellbeing-ucl

#GCSEs #Exams #Youngpeople #Secondaryschools #DepartmentforEducation #Educationpolicy #Schools #Education #UKnews #Politics #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
By Richard Adams Education editor

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/19/gcse-resits-england-harm-teenagers-mental-wellbeing-ucl

#GCSEs #Exams #Youngpeople #Secondaryschools #DepartmentforEducation #Educationpolicy #Schools #Education #UKnews #Politics #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
By Richard Adams Education editor

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/19/gcse-resits-england-harm-teenagers-mental-wellbeing-ucl

#GCSEs #Exams #Youngpeople #Secondaryschools #DepartmentforEducation #Educationpolicy #Schools #Education #UKnews #Politics #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/19/gcse-resits-england-harm-teenagers-mental-wellbeing-ucl #Gcses #Exams #YoungPeople #SecondarySchools #DepartmentForEducation #EducationPolicy #Schools #Education #UkNews #Politics #England #Wales #NorthernIreland #MentalHealth