The government will reduce GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, introduce new Year 8 tests, and teach primary pupils how to identify misinformation under sweeping curriculum reforms. The ...

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07:58, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 Updated: 08:03, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 The Government will work to reduce GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, following a curriculum review that ...

No matter how many times I’ve been told (or written about) the importance of a slow run, I cannot translate it into my training. This is not to say that I am the fastest runner. My goal half marathon ...

Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE Curriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’ The year-long curriculum ...

The Government will work to cut GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, it has announced, after the curriculum review said current exam volume was “excessive”. The ...

No matter how many times I’ve been told (or written about) the importance of a slow run, I cannot translate it into my training. This is not to say I am the fastest runner. My half marathon goal time ...

The government has announced it will cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, in the biggest school shake-up in England in a decade. Medline stock pops 40% in first trading session after ...

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%. The Department for Education said it would work with the regulator ...