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Alison Kershaw

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Senior trainer at PA Training. Former PA news ed. Previously covered education and the Royal Courts of Justice. All views my own. RTs are not endorsements.
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Top GCSE grades increase as boys narrow gap on girls

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By Eleanor Busby Verified, Alison Kershaw, Ian Jones Verified
| MSN UK Verified
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Fall in key GCSE pass rate prompts concerns about English and maths resits

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By Eleanor Busby Verified, Alison Kershaw, Ian Jones Verified
| AOL UK Verified
The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in three (67.4%) UK entries were awarded at least a 4 or a C grade – which is considered a “standard pass”, down by 0.2 percentage points from 67.6% last year.
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Top GCSE grades increase as boys narrow gap on girls

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By Eleanor Busby Verified, Alison Kershaw, Ian Jones Verified
| MSN UK Verified
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