Twins collectively did 20 GCSEs and got 18 8s and 9s.
Proud Dad.
Proud Dad.
August 20, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Twins collectively did 20 GCSEs and got 18 8s and 9s.
Proud Dad.
Proud Dad.
He’s (genuinely) sitting his GCSEs.
No Max Dowman in the pictures. Must be past his bedtime.
On Sunday, Arsenal can lift the Premier League title — but for now, a cardboard cutout will have to do... 😅
May 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
He’s (genuinely) sitting his GCSEs.
luv 2 flex my GCSEs, those exclusive qualifications that you have to be really super elite to get
The Bible literally says that a woman can be created from a man’s rib, Janet.
September 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
luv 2 flex my GCSEs, those exclusive qualifications that you have to be really super elite to get
GCSEs are over! Very relieved twins....
June 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
GCSEs are over! Very relieved twins....
I’m 43. I hadn’t taken GCSEs the first time Mandelson had to resign.
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I’m 43. I hadn’t taken GCSEs the first time Mandelson had to resign.
No Max Dowman at training.
In the, surely, unprecedented situation of juggling GCSEs and preparing for a. Champions League final.
In the, surely, unprecedented situation of juggling GCSEs and preparing for a. Champions League final.
May 21, 2026 at 10:33 AM
No Max Dowman at training.
In the, surely, unprecedented situation of juggling GCSEs and preparing for a. Champions League final.
In the, surely, unprecedented situation of juggling GCSEs and preparing for a. Champions League final.
when my mum tells me to turn off halo 3 and revise for my GCSEs
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
when my mum tells me to turn off halo 3 and revise for my GCSEs
Daughter revising for her GCSEs wearing her Arsenal shirt has me welling up, again.
May 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Daughter revising for her GCSEs wearing her Arsenal shirt has me welling up, again.
who’s got two thumbs and a son who just smashed his gcses? 👍 👍
August 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
who’s got two thumbs and a son who just smashed his gcses? 👍 👍
MY BOY PASSED HIS GCSES!!
August 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
MY BOY PASSED HIS GCSES!!
Jonathan Gullis has a mate with two GCSEs that they refer to as 'The Professor'
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Jonathan Gullis has a mate with two GCSEs that they refer to as 'The Professor'
WE DON'T DO GCSES IN IRELAND, LRB BOOKSHOP
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
WE DON'T DO GCSES IN IRELAND, LRB BOOKSHOP
Comment at the bottom of an article about gender-neutral pronouns in GCSEs
May 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Comment at the bottom of an article about gender-neutral pronouns in GCSEs
"Stephen, when will you acknowledge our child? HE NEEDS TO PICK HIS GCSES"
May 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Stephen, when will you acknowledge our child? HE NEEDS TO PICK HIS GCSES"
Teenagers in England to be offered new vocational GCSEs
Teenagers in England to be offered new vocational GCSEs
Teenagers in England will be able to study new vocational GCSEs as part of the government's plans to tackle youth unemployment.
news.sky.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Teenagers in England to be offered new vocational GCSEs
Just call them Goats and Sheep GCSEs and be done with it
*bangs head against wall forever*
Apparently the way Burnham thinks we get parity of esteem is by saying vocational quals are for non-academic kids.
Apparently the way Burnham thinks we get parity of esteem is by saying vocational quals are for non-academic kids.
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just call them Goats and Sheep GCSEs and be done with it
Also GCSEs aren't "the curriculum" they're qualifications. Most subjects only have a national curriculum to 14.
Really hate suggestions that things be added to the curriculum as it’s such a cheap thing to say. What’s the trade-off? What should be removed? Or where should extra teaching resources come from?
There is a zero-sum element to this.
There is a zero-sum element to this.
December 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Also GCSEs aren't "the curriculum" they're qualifications. Most subjects only have a national curriculum to 14.
Boy has done absolutely brilliantly in his GCSEs. So pleased for him.
August 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Boy has done absolutely brilliantly in his GCSEs. So pleased for him.
Ohhhhh thank God, the boy passed his gcses, a few squeakers there but we are NOT in English or Maths redo land.
August 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Ohhhhh thank God, the boy passed his gcses, a few squeakers there but we are NOT in English or Maths redo land.
New vocational GCSEs must be taken by a substantial proportion of pupils, otherwise the new qualifications risk widening socio-economic inequalities, researchers have warned.
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-gcses-ri...
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-gcses-ri...
New GCSEs 'risk widening inequalities if take-up is low'
Ministers plan to begin replacing existing technical awards with the new GCSEs from 2029
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
New vocational GCSEs must be taken by a substantial proportion of pupils, otherwise the new qualifications risk widening socio-economic inequalities, researchers have warned.
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-gcses-ri...
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-gcses-ri...
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’
Teenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England designed to tackle a crisis that has left nearly a million young people out of work or training.
From 2029, pupils will be able to supplement compulsory GCSE subjects such as English, maths and sciences with courses such as construction, creative media production and child development, marking the biggest changes to the qualification for more than a decade. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Took the twins out for a fancy lunch to celebrate end of GCSEs. There was a semifreddo on the dessert menu and my daughter, I think seriously, said "wait is that just half a Freddo"?
June 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Took the twins out for a fancy lunch to celebrate end of GCSEs. There was a semifreddo on the dessert menu and my daughter, I think seriously, said "wait is that just half a Freddo"?