Flip News — GCSEs news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/gcses/ The latest Flip News stories on GCSEs. en-GB Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:03:02 GMT Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in shake-up of England's school system https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/vocational-gcses-england-reforms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/vocational-gcses-england-reforms/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT New two-year vocational GCSEs from September 2029 will sit alongside academic subjects and replace Technical Awards, with Ofqual-regulated grading to give technical education parity with the academic route. Sarah Whitfield GCSEs education vocational Andy Burnham Lucy Powell The Times