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GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to lowest in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to resit them ...

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The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...