If you’re a student in the United Kingdom or Wales looking to earn some extra credit by taking on another subject, this list of the easiest GCSE subjects to pass may just be the one for you. The ...

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, ...

University of Leeds provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Anger at the way creative subjects for teenagers seem to have been sidelined by a new focus on core subjects at GCSE ...

In 2024, a brand new suite of Made-for-Wales GCSEs were launched, which became available for teaching in September 2025, so if you're choosing your GCSE Options from 2025 onwards, you'll be one of the ...

Ofqual told exam boards to mark three different GCSEs “more generously” this summer. They include two languages and a STEM subject. It might make a difference to some pupil’s final grades, including ...

Proposals have been revealed to revamp Wales GCSEs as part of the new curriculum being introduced in schools across the nation. Pupils in Wales would no longer take three separate science GCSEs under ...

Professional bodies have expressed ‘great concern’ following a sharp decline in the amount of GCSE students taking music as an exam option. Entries for GCSE Music have hit a record low, with the ...

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