The government has defended its Sats tests for 10 and 11-year-olds after claims that an English exam paper reduced some pupils to tears. Hundreds of parents and teachers complained after a reading ...

Across the UK, teenagers have been grappling with everything from fractions to ratios as they tackle their GCSE maths exams. This year, one particular question attracted the ire of parents and the ...

GCSE exams in 2026 are scheduled to start from the week commencing Monday, 4 May and finish on Friday, 26 June. These are the most up-to-date exam dates set by each exam board, but they might change ...

For hundreds of thousands of GCSE students in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, exam season is starting this week. However, when are the tests scheduled, and will they resemble those in 2023? This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. School pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have a busy few weeks ahead sitting exams in subjects such as English and ...

When asked to sit an example GCSE Maths past paper question, a survey of 2,000 parents and guardians in the UK found just 32% in Derby could achieve the right answer, with a further 28% admitting they ...

This year's GCSE exams are well under way and the first maths paper - one of three - has come and gone. And parents who have children going through the turbulent period in their academic careers will ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...