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The government will reduce GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, introduce new Year 8 tests, and teach primary pupils how to identify misinformation under sweeping curriculum reforms. The ...

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 ...

A review of the school curriculum will support changing the current “inflexible approach” to GCSE maths and English resits. Professor Becky Francis, who is leading the curriculum and assessment review ...

Professor Becky Francis said a more nuanced, evidence-driven approach to students retaking maths and English post-16 is needed (PA) A review of the school curriculum will support changing the current ...