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Education — Guardian community team
The government plans to introduce a new “stepping stone” qualification from 2028 for students in England who do not achieve a pass in GCSE maths or English.
The new preparatory level 1 qualifications - one level below GCSEs - will “give students the essential knowledge and skills before they resit English or maths GCSE,” in an effort to “end the resit treadmill”, the government said.
Lucy Powell, the education secretary in England, said: “There’s got to be a better way to give young people the skills and confidence that they need to succeed, not just branding them a failure, and also allowing them to gain other qualifications that show they have a strong foundation in English and maths.”
Many courses and jobs are dependent on students securing GCSE passes in English and Maths.
We would like to speak to people who didn’t get a pass in English and/or Maths at GCSE. How did it affect your job prospects/further education plans? Did you go through endless resits? What do you think of plans for this new “stepping stone” qualification?
The new preparatory level 1 qualifications - one level below GCSEs - will “give students the essential knowledge and skills before they resit English or maths GCSE,” in an effort to “end the resit treadmill”, the government said.
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Source: theguardian.com · Guardian community team. Published 24 Aug 2026, 01:04 pm.
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