Students are showing an increased interest in taking GCSEs in modern foreign languages and music, exam results show. Spanish, German and French all saw a rise in entries this year, which one expert ...

French and German GCSE exams will be marked less severely from 2020 in England, after a review of grading. It could mean a boost of between a quarter and a half of a grade for some pupils. The exams ...

STUDENTS will be able to get a GCSE in French, German or Spanish without being able to speak the language. Usually the oral part of the exam is 25 per cent of the overall grade, but this will be axed ...

UK exam regulator Ofqual has determined that French and German GCSE papers are marked too harshly compared with other subjects, including Spanish, following an investigation into grading standards.

A YEAR 8 pupil is celebrating getting top marks in her German GCSE. Headington School pupil Iona Willcox, 13, grew up in England, however her parents spoke French and German at home. She sat her ...

Total entries for this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams have risen. Ofqual has released provisional entries for GCSE and A-level summer 2023 exams (Gareth Fuller/PA) German, music and drama are ...

Vloggers Tina and Malik are off to Frankfurt, Germany to visit their friend Heidi. It’s their first time in the country, so they’re eager to document their journey and showcase it to their many ...

Numbers of French and German GCSE entries in Wales have halved since 2015 Schools in Wales could have fewer than 100 French and German GCSE entries by 2030, a report has found. The Language Trends ...

STUDENTS at a Poole school have been left with a question mark hanging over their German GCSE results after an exam board lost their papers. The 41 pupils at St Edward’s School in Oakdale were ...

French and German GCSE exams will be marked less severely from 2020 in England, after a review of grading. It could mean a boost of between a quarter and a half of a grade for some pupils. The exams ...

Meanwhile, entries for music GCSE were up 8.7% to 35,861 compared with 32,980 in 2023. I think learning music is a great thing to do, and if 9% more people have reached the GCSE standard in music this ...