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, ...

Practise your skills with these exam-style combined science questions based on GCSE past papers. Or take our combined science topics exam practice quiz which lets you choose the topic you want to ...

Equality in Welsh GCSE science was within touching distance, but Qualifications Wales’s (QW) announcement of 28 June is a surprising and disappointing step backwards from their previous progressive ...

From 2025, physics, chemistry and biology will no longer be offered as separate GCSE subjects A "dumbing down" of science at GCSE level could see Wales "miss out on some brilliant scientists in the ...

Leading professional bodies for chemistry and physics have criticised the Welsh Governments changes to science GCSEs in Wales. They said the changes would “damage the economy” and disadvantage young ...

Exam board OCR said schools can still opt for a paper-based assessment for its computer science qualification if they prefer. Exam board OCR staged a pilot of digital exams earlier this year and will ...

Check here if the qualifications you have taken at Level 2 satisfy our GCSE requirements. Competence in written and spoken English is a General Entrance Requirement for entry to all courses and a GCSE ...

With GCSE results released this week, and their potential significance, are there any factors that could affect how well students perform? A new study published today [19 August] has found that heavy ...

An exam board is to offer a digitally assessed GCSE in computer science for pupils starting their course in 2025, in what it described as a UK first. Jill Duffy, chief executive of OCR, said a pilot ...