GCSEs: What the statistics show
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at what the GCSE figures reveal - and what they do not.
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Exam board Edexcel defends the threshold for GCSE maths which saw students needing less than half marks for an A.
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GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework.
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Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
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Slovak students have average knowledge and skills in mathematics, reading, natural sciences and problem-solving, according to the newly published survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Â· Schools in disadvantaged areas progressing most Â· Too few pupils get good grades, say critics
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Some of the new academies set up with help from business have better GCSE results than the schools they replaced.
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The secondary school curriculum in England is re-shaped to be more relevant to modern learners.
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Â· Maths and English hit by decline in trainees  Â· Shortfall will hit schools in summer of 2009
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GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped and replaced by a single diploma, according to a report. Do you agree?
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Pupils in Wales have a GCSE pass rate of almost 98% - outperforming youngsters in England and Northern Ireland.
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Figures taking pupils' socio-economic backgrounds into consideration are misleading, say researchers
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There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.
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Maryland school officials proudly noted last week that more than 90 percent of students in the Class of 2009 expected to earn a diploma had passed one of four tests required to graduate. But testing data provided to The Washington Post by local school systems indicate that the number of students who...
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School leavers are to be entitled to post-GCSE places, but there are fears too few know of the right.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker unravels the trends in university applications.