The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

This article was first published in April 2025. Your GCSE Science exams are fast approaching, and as you get in the revision groove, you may feel like you need a bit of a helping hand. Bitesize has ...

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...

Jo-Anne Baird gives assessment consultancy advice to, and receives research funding from, governments and commercial organisations, including Ofqual and Pearson. Children’s access to high grades at ...