Coursework will not count towards final GCSE computer science grades over the next two years, England's exams regulator has confirmed. The move comes amid concerns about widespread cheating in the ...

An exam board has said GCSE students have 'too many exams' and has called for more coursework instead. OCR said the big focus on testing leads to a 'narrow range of learning' because schools are ...

Sir: Why not go the whole hog and simply abolish coursework at GCSE? ("Exams watchdog reveals GCSE coursework cheating", 22 November.) This from a former head of English who enthusiastically ...

GCSE students will face tighter controls on coursework and harder exam questions to stop widespread cheating, watchdogs said yesterday. Instead of writing up coursework at home, pupils will complete ...

The BBC's education correspondent Mike Baker wrote about whether confidence could be restored in the integrity of school coursework. We invited your responses - here is a selection from the many we ...

The exams regulator is now running a consultation on what alternatives to put in place Hundreds of pupils in Northern Ireland studying a new computer science GCSE may have their coursework marks ...

A new option has enabled Jewish schools to return to studying only Judaism for GCSE religious studies. From September 2016, a change in the curriculum meant that schools had to teach a second religion ...

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a school, causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework. The Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport, Dorset, said a member of staff mistakenly opened ...

Some coursework could be removed and courses streamlined for pupils due to sit A-level and GCSE exams next year, regulator Qualifications Wales said. Exams in schools have been cancelled this summer ...

GCSE and A-level students will be able to sit special exams if they don't like the grade they received for their coursework. The decision by Ofqual, a government body that oversees educational ...