GCSE results for 16-year-olds return to pre-Covid levels

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1. Ian Bauckham: Exam grades are back on track — and show where we could do better | The Times

2. Music and foreign languages see rise in popularity at GCSE | Independent

3. Female GCSE students continue their long-held lead over boys - achieving 170,000 more top grades | Daily Mail

4. Scramble for sixth form places: GCSE students face 'lottery' to secure college courses amid 'acute' shortages | Daily Mail

5. Music and foreign languages see rise in popularity at GCSE | The Standard

6. ‘I’m really proud’: GCSE pupils tell of relief at results after Covid disruption | The Guardian

The aftermath of the Covid pandemic has been squeezed out of GCSE results as 16-year-olds received grades more similar to pre-pandemic levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.