GCSEs

Harvey Dobson started as an apprentice at Alan Wood and Partners after completing his GCSEs

Meet the Yorkshire apprentices trading in the traditional route

Exams and results day can be an anxiety-inducing time for many young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Four out of five young people say exams 'harmed their mental health'

(L-R) Sadgun Sri Chandrapatla, Catalina and Madalina Mitran, and Tobi Dairo celebrate GCSE results

Celebrations at Tong Leadership Academy on GCSE results day

Oles Kuzomko with his sister Yaryna and mother Mila. The Ukrainian teenager who escaped the devastation of war in his homeland is celebrating "excellent" GCSE results after also earning the equivalent in his own country. Credit: Stephen Garnett Photography/PA Wire

GCSE results: ‘stark’ regional divide between Yorkshire and Humber and London

Student who broke his neck celebrates GCSE results

Yusuf Bashir and Abdullah Zubair

Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy pupils triumph in first GCSE results day

Bradford Grammar School pupil Oles celebrates his results with sister Yaryna and mum Mila

Ukrainian student triumphs with impressive GCSE results

Did Kate Middleton get better GCSE results than Prince William and Prince Harry?

Royal GCSE Results: Did Kate Middleton do better than Prince William?

Students who sat their GCSEs are getting their results today (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How to find out how close you were to a higher GCSE grade

Results day can be a nerve-wracking time for GCSE candidates (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Girls continue to dominate GCSEs but top grades dip - full breakdown

Two languages and a STEM subject are affected (Image: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

The three GCSE subjects which were graded ‘more generously’

GCSE results day for 2024 is here (File photo: Pete Summers/Getty Images)

What pupils and families should expect on GCSE results day

GCSE results day can be a stressful time for students who may not have done as well as they had hoped (Stock photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

How to appeal your GCSE results

Students receive there A-level results at Garforth Academy, Lidgett Ln, Garforth, Leeds. Gracie Kerrigan (right) and Grace Armitage are pictured. Credit: Simon Hulme.

Students defy expectation with impressive A-level results - The Yorkshire Post s...

Tutor and student

How to support your child on results day

GCSE results day for 5.8 million students is almost here (File photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

What GCSE pupils and families should know about grades for results day

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the current curriculum is holding both schools and children back (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

How Labour could overhaul England's 'outdated' curriculum and exams

The retro football challenge

We visited the new retro ‘crazy golf’ experience for football fans

For many secondary school students, university offers will be dependent on their exam results (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

When secondary school pupils will get their exam results across the UK

Jonasz Holica with Laura Amies

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Jason McCartney MP poses with staff from Kirklees College's English and Maths department

Jason McCartney MP opens new English and Maths Skills Hub at Kirklees College

On Friday 15 March, Jason McCartney MP for Colne Valley attended the grand opening of the new English and Maths Skills Hub at Kirklees College’s Huddersfield Centre. Kirklees College supports thousands of students through their English and maths GCSEs and Functional Skills qualifications every year, and this new facility will support their learning.

Eliza Duckworth

Konnie Huq & Simon Thomas. Credit: PinPep/PA.

Konnie Huq on how talking to teens about their future is vital

Hearing screening in action

Undetected hearing & vision problems could seriously affect children's futures i...

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan takes part in a live phone-in on LBC. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why is the Government targeting mobile phones in schools? - Jayne Dowle

A general view of a school safety zone sign. PIC: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Why the government's poster on truancy is tone deaf - Jayne Dowle

Seb Murphy, 16, of Guiseley, gained top marks in his GCSEs despite significant health challenges. He is delighted he managed to sit all his nine GCSEs. Here is is pictured with his parents, Helen and Ben Murphy. Photo provided by Bradford Grammar School.

Yorkshire teenager celebrates top GCSE results after blood cancer battle

NHS nurse Kelly Foster, who failed her GCSEs

Woman becomes high ranking senior NHS nurse despite failing GCSEs

Results day is just around the corner for young people who sat GCSEs this summer.

How T-levels can help build a diverse workforce - Catherine Rutter

Everything you need to know about the A-level and GCSE ahead of the result days in August. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

A-level & GCSEs result days 2023 - what are the dates?

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the launch of the party's fifth and final mission on breaking down the barriers to opportunity at every stage, for every child, at Mid Kent College in Gillingham in Kent. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is right oracy is an important skill - Jayne Dowle

In a courageous video from the scene posted on his own social media, Karl shared his thoughts at the scene of Tyler’s death to raise awareness of the dangers of swimming in open water.

Dad of teen who drowned in Yorkshire tragedy pays tribute and warns others

This is a horrible time for any kids sitting GCSEs and A-levels – and speaking personally, it’s hardly a picnic for their parents either, says Sarah Coles

Why financial education should never fall by the wayside -Sarah Coles

This is a horrible time for any kids sitting GCSEs and A-levels – and speaking personally, it’s hardly a picnic for their parents either.

Sarah Coles

Rich Hardisty will be bringing his debut tour to Yorkshire.

Yorkshire comedian goes from studio flat shows to debut national tour

'A lot of young lads don’t have a positive male role model in their lives. They are looked after by mothers and grandmothers, so it does them no favours to go to school and see nothing but more women'.

Why we need to encourage more men into teaching - Sarah Todd

Nick Mohammed as Mr Swallow. Picture: Matt Crockett

The Yorkshire comic who bagged Ted Lasso role and made friends with Friends star

Sam Hameed is co-founder and managing director of SPG Resourcing.

A strong pipeline of tech talent will be a driver of the economy - Sam Hameed

Children going to secondary school in September will find out which school they will be going to this week

Secondary school offers 2023: How to submit an appeal

Pupils walk along a school corridor. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire's best and worst secondary schools

Northern is looking to recruit up to 16 engineering apprentices to join the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing its fleet of trains.

Train operator Northern to recruit up to 16 engineering apprentices

Kellie Page, new as group risk account executive at Aceso.

Employee benefits provider Aceso expands Leeds office with two new hires

Woldgate School students check out their GCSE exam results.

Woldgate School students' hard work reflected in GCSE results

Some of the Market Weighton School students who picked up their GCSE results.

GCSEs: Market Weighton School students achieve fantastic results

It's a thumbs up for these Pocklington School students on GCSE results day.

GCSEs: Pocklington School students achieve outstanding results

GCSE students receive their results.

Why we should celebrate result-day talent regardless of outcomes - Nikki Davis

You need to figure out which university is right for you.

What to do if you have to go through clearing after A-Levels - Dan Barcroft

Jason Clough: “The message I’d give to everybody is if you work hard, you try your best everyday, opportunities will come up."

How Jason Clough became managing director of Huddersfield print business Propack

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Will GCSEs be made easier this year? The full story...

GCSEs made easier - all you need to know about GCSE grades from exams this year

'We should be focused on high quality, vocationally-centred post-16 education and training', say Colin Booth and Bill Jones. Photo: David Jones/PA

Elite sixth forms will not help level up - Colin Booth and Bill Jones

Jake Tindale

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Why are so many England footballers fearful of a Covid jab?

Just how dim are footballers who fall for anti-vax claptrap? – David Behrens

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson speaking to MPs in the House of Commons in London

Why Gavin Williamson is the worst Education Secretary yet - Jayne Dowle

A-level and GCSE results have been in the spotlight this week.

Grade inflation over A-levels and GCSEs now absurd – Yorkshire Post Letters

The former Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has warned that education needs a radical overhaul to tackle inequalities. (Photo: James Hardisty)

Warning over a lost generation of pupils as GCSE results show glaring inequaliti...

Team GB swimmer Leah Schlosshan shares the good news about her GCSE results.

Leeds swimmer celebrates top GCSE grades after Team GM bronze medal win

File photo dated 22/08/19 of students opening their GCSE results at Robert May's School in Odiham, Hampshire (PA/Victoria Jones)

GCSE results soar to record high after second year of pandemic cancelled exams

Representatives of tour operator TUI provide information to British tourists at the airport in Palma de Mallorca on July 27, 2020. (Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Why we reluctantly cancelled our family holiday to Spain: Catherine Scott

School lessons continue to be disrupted by Covid, but what can be done to tackle this?

Relax virus rules so pupils can stay in lessons – Jayne Dowle

Abi McCabe from near Skipton, whose mum died 10 years ago after having an allergic reaction after using hair dye. Picture Tony Johnson

The daughter of woman who died after an allergic reaction to hair dye fears it c...

Claire Greenwood shows off her cryotherapy chamber. Pics by Tony Johnson

Temperature therapy changed Claire Greenwood's life, now she is helping others