Of Mice and Men removed from GCSE list over racism concerns
Black children found studying the book ‘psychologically and emotionally’ harmful The novel Of Mice and Men will be removed from GCSE lists in Wales next September over concerns about racism and racial slurs in the book. John Steinbeck’s classic text has been a regular fixture in GCSE English studies across the UK for years, and […]
1 year ago
UK’s oldest GSCE student celebrates exam success after highest grade possible
He had to use a magnifying glass to help with reading the questions A 92-year-old man who is believed to be the oldest GCSE student to sit an exam has passed his maths paper with the highest mark possible. Derek Skipper, from Orwell in Cambridgeshire, had signed up for a free adult education course run […]
3 years ago
Marcus Rashford’s use of social media to be studied by GCSE media students
“Marcus Rashford is one of the most influential and inspirational young people in the UK” Marcus Rashford’s social media usage is set to be added to the GCSE media studies curriculum. Exam board AQA have confirmed that the Manchester United player will be added to the course from this month onwards following his use of […]
4 years ago
Big Issue seller, 58, celebrates GSCE success and now plans to go to university
Clive was one of thousands who celebrated successful GCSE grades Clive Rowe, who sells the magazine outside Plymouth’s Theatre Royal, has passed his English and Maths GCSE and now plans to attend university. Rowe took classes at City College Plymouth during the pandemic, achieving a 5 in English and Maths despite only studying on a […]
5 years ago
Can Neil deGrasse Tyson pass GCSE Physics?
“This is on a Physics test!?” Superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most famous scientists on the planet- for two decades he has been Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City, he hosted the hit documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and is the author of several bestselling […]
6 years ago
Deaf 12-year-old boy campaigns for sign language to become GCSE
He says he is doing it so “kids like him aren’t left behind” A deaf 12-year-old schoolboy is campaigning for British Sign Language to be added to the GCSE circulum. Daniel Jillings, of Lowestoft in Suffolk, is currently considering taking the issue to court as lawyers have advised the absence of the language from school curriculums could […]
8 years ago