Professional bodies have expressed ‘great concern’ following a sharp decline in the amount of GCSE students taking music as an exam option. Entries for GCSE Music have hit a record low, with the ...

Today’s GCSE results reveal that music has one of the highest increases in uptake, of any subject in 2025. More than 38,000 students took GCSE music in 2025, an increase of 6.1% compared to 2024. In ...

Students are showing an increased interest in taking GCSEs in modern foreign languages and music, exam results show. Spanish, German and French all saw a rise in entries this year, which one expert ...

Pupils in Northern Ireland taking GCSE, AS and A-level exams in 2023 have been told some of the topics in their exams. The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has published ...

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Teenagers could study the Beatles and learn to DJ as part of a new music GCSE, it has been announced. The Fab Four's famous album St Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is part of a new course expected ...

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