
GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app
School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.
BBC News
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. Public schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. However, private schools in Scotland often choose to follow the English GCSE system.
School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.
A government-backed trial will take exam results digital, but some say this could "take away a rite of passage".