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Big jump in top GCSE exam grades
There has been the biggest annual rise since 1990 in the proportion of GCSE exams awarded the best grades.

Results show regional variations
The first breakdown of results in England's GCSE entries reveals regional differences, with the North East and London doing well.

Languages still slipping at GCSE
Fewer people are taking modern languages and fewer GCSEs have been taken overall, results from the exam boards show.

Schools keen to pass 30% target
Many secondary schools will be discovering whether they have beaten a new government GCSE target.

Pushy parents can act as agents
Parents can now act as agents to handle their children's university applications - and then turn up for the interviews too.