GCSE Results Show Promising Uptake of STEM Subjects

By August 24, 2018 Press Releases

Pupils across the country received their GCSE results yesterday.

The results mark the extended rollout of the new grading system. Instead of A-E grading, pupils now receive a number grade from 1-9.

This year’s GCSE results show that girls are still less likely than boys to take the STEM subjects computing and ICT.

The new subject of double science is the most popular GCSE course this year, with more than 800,000 candidates sitting the combined exam across the UK. There was also a rise in the number of entries for single science subjects.

However, the popularity of some artistic and creative subjects has declined. For example, the proportion of pupils taking GCSE music has fallen 15 per cent over the last two years.

Commenting on this year’s GCSE results, Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA, said:

“I would like to offer my warm congratulations to all those pupils who have received their GCSE results.

“It is good to see the rise in the uptake of STEM subjects. These provide a basis for the study of further subjects and courses relevant to the video games industry and to other high technology sectors.

“At the same time, our industry also recruits highly creative people with skills in subjects including art and animation. It is important that pupils study a wide range of subjects at GCSE before specialising at A Level.”

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