Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a report has suggested. Around ...

The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with ...

For most 12-year-olds, formal exams and qualifications still seem a lifetime away.

The Department for Education is aiming for the new qualification to be taught in schools from September 2025. Pupils who studied the new GCSE would learn how to use BSL in work, social and academic ...

The qualification was due to be introduced in September 2026 but was delayed until 2027 Campaigners say a decision to suspend the introduction of a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) in Wales is ...

Daniel Jillings said a GCSE in BSL would help both deaf and hearing students A deaf teenager who has been campaigning for a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) said it would be "a step towards ...