Many of the newly accredited GCSE courses are modular, allowing teenagers to re-sit units and improve their grades (Getty Images) More than 180 GCSEs have been approved by England's new exams ...

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The Government's war on 'Mickey Mouse' subjects has seen a return to more traditional subjects, with alternative GCSEs soon to be excluded from league tables. We look at some of the most popular and ...

Coursework for GCSE mathematics is to be axed in England, the Education Secretary, Alan Johnson, has announced. All other GCSE coursework would have to be supervised, Mr Johnson told the Labour party ...

Maths education in England is being damaged by schools entering pupils early for their mathematics GCSE, experts say. The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (Acme) says the number of pupils ...

Thomas Telford School in Shropshire, which has topped the results table for the third year running, is already in talks with universities on a plan which could see pupils begin degrees while still at ...