The group stated: 'English Language GCSE should be closer in content to the A-Level, bring back spoken language, and include multi-media and new media forms: journalism, games, non-fiction ...

Colleges in England are demanding a review of an "exceptional and unfair grade boundary increase" in an English language GCSE exam designed for resit students. They say an 11-mark increase of the ...

Pearson, one of the three leading exam boards in the UK, has warned that urgent reform at GSCE level is needed. If English (as a subject) is to survive at both A-Level and higher education, it ...

As part of the English Literature GCSE, students are given an extract ... how does Lady Macbeth use language to manipulate her husband in the play?" Students are then asked to write about how ...

The 2024/25 school year’s summer exam season begins the week of May 5 Pupils usually take around 9 different subjects at GCSE level ... mathematics, English language (and usually English ...

C and D in its GCSE-equivalent qualification, the National 5. Initially, this was just for English Language, English Literature and Maths GCSEs, before being rolled out to a wider range of courses ...

The introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) in 2010 sparked hopes that this trend could be turned around. The EBacc is a combination of GCSE subjects, including a language, that is meant ...