15:10, Thu, Aug 24, 2017 Updated: 10:36, Thu, Aug 23, 2018 A new numbered grading system has replaced the familiar A*-G for maths, English literature and English language this year. The 1-9 grades ...

THE new GCSE grading system affects maths, English literature and English language subjects this year, with many more following next year. It will see A*-G grades replaced with 9-1 grades, where 9 is ...

Only a small proportion of English and maths GCSE students are likely to receive a '9' this year, as a new system of marking is rolled out. Under a shake-up of the examinations, A* to G grades have ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

Pupils are three times more likely to get the top grade in the new English GCSE with one exam board over another, figures show. The exams watchdog has been urged to investigate after it emerged that 6 ...

GCSE results day is just a few weeks away, and soon Year 11 students will know whether their two years of hard work paid off. This year, even more GCSE subjects will be graded on the new numerical ...

GCSE student Janey Little is celebrating 13 Grade 9 results — the biggest haul of top grades under the tough new marking system. The 16-year-old pipped ten pupils across the UK who each got a dozen.

A 32-year-old mum of four has achieved the highest possible grade in her English GCSE. Caley Mead is due to study midwifery in September and needed to gain a grade 4 or above in both her English and ...

GCSE grades have changed - and the new system can be a little confusing. The original marking system saw students graded from A to G and this has now changed to 9 to 1. Grade boundaries by exam boards ...