The speaking and listening element of GCSE English will no longer form part of the overall grade, under proposals from England's exams regulator Ofqual. The move follows concerns that over-generous ...

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 ...

An exam board will allow GCSE English pupils to type up their exam answers on a computer under new plans starting next year. Pearson, which runs exam board Edexcel, is aiming for GCSE students to be ...

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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 ...

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Pupils in England could be assessed digitally in some of their GCSE and A-level exams under proposals. AQA, the biggest exam board for GCSEs and A-levels in England, is aiming to roll out on-screen ...

The Government will work to cut GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, it has announced, after the curriculum review said current exam volume was “excessive”. The ...

07:58, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 Updated: 08:03, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 The Government will work to reduce GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, following a curriculum review that ...