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Exam Cancellations: What About Private Candidates?

28th January 2021

Last summer 5,000 private candidates were left without grades. Our Head of Academia explains how this year is different.

Update: Teacher Assessment For GCSE and A Levels

18th January 2021

The government is exploring whether externally set assessments can be used in place of exams this year. What does this mean for you?

What to Do if You Didn’t get the GCSE Grades You Wanted

22nd August 2019

GCSE Results Day can be quite stressful in the run up and if you don't get the GCSE grades for medicine that are required. Here's what you can do.

GCSE Reform

30th August 2017

You will have heard that about the new GCSE reform: the government has introduced a new scoring system for GCSEs in England, where exams will be scored from 1 to 9 (with 9 being the highest score) instead of A* to G. So: how does this affect you and applying to medical school? Read on…