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Student interest in ICT finally seems to be growing with an increase of nearly 13% of students opting to take the exam at GCSE this year. Despite the rise, the government still plans to scrap the ...

The Department for Education said it would work with the regulator Ofqual and exam boards to reduce exam volume at key stage 4 (Ben Birchall/PA) The Government will work to cut GCSE exam time by ...

Students could see their GCSE exam time reduced by up to three hours on average, the government has announced, following a curriculum review that deemed the current volume "excessive". The final ...

The Government will work to slash GCSE exam times by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, it has announced. The plan comes following the curriculum review which said current exam ...