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Recommendation 30
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Improve GCSE English and maths pass rates at age 16 to address resit problem.
Recommendation
The Department for Education must take action to address the resit problem at source by ensuring that more children leave school with sufficient levels of numeracy and literacy. As part of its response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, the Department must examine the reasons for the low pass rates in GCSE maths and English at age 16 and take steps to improve them. (Recommendation, Paragraph 114) Apprenticeships
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗