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GCSE resits, Hotel safety, Baby milk, Alisha Palmowski

8/21/2026 • 57 min

Are GCSE's working for all children? Figures show resits in Maths and English are dragging down the overall results in those subjects. Whilst post 16 education has evolved with A levels, BTECs and T levels, GCSE's have remained largely unchanged since they were introduced in 1988. Chloe Tilly talks to Vanessa Clarke, BBC education correspondent. The CEO of Tr… Play episode

Amelia Dimoldenberg, Vaping, Bigamy, Angel Blue
France's mass drugging case, Olympian Jade Jones, Air pollution research
Sex offenders and ID change, IVF Investigation, A History of Bandanas
Quadruple gold medallist Amy Hunt, Charlotte Church, Child maintenance, Co…
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women in Afghanistan, Composer Gabriela Ortiz, Toure…
Girls in Afghanistan, Female entrepreneurs and life editing, Women’s crick…
Simon Levy verdict; the partition of India in fiction; mudlarking
Eclipse, China's fake brides, Female climbers, Dr Amanda Cole & Tourette s…
Composer Gabriela Ortiz, North Devon Maternity suspension, Children reading
Tamzin Outhwaite, 'Luteal Uglies', Kelly Latimer in space, Surrogacy laws …
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Listener week - Elderly caring, women in boat buildi…
Listener Week: Aftermath of domestic abuse, women's dialects, losing paren…
Listener Week: Functional Skills in Schools, How to Make a Podcast, Blush…
Listener Week: Lipoedema, Third Culture Kids, Sprinting, and the noises me…
Listener Week: Elderly care, Women boat builders, Midlife Jobs, Influencer…
Listener Week: Marriage & friends, Library cuts, NICU babies, Intergenerat…
Weekend Woman's Hour: Midwives, prenups, Egyptian warrior princesses
Autism & cervical screening, FIFA, The Kiss, The play Cleansed, Chess
Rethinking pubs and clubs as community venues, Actor Vicky Krieps, Egyptia…
Jared Leto accused, prenups, author Scarlett Thomas
Actor Helen Hunt, Midwives, Early release of prisoners
Women and prison, Abuse in swinging, Fiction and murdered women, Cyclist L…
Weekend Woman's Hour: Lena Headey, Women in Iran, Dr Emma Chapman, Hystero…
Didi Conn: Frenchy from Grease, Church of England abuse review
Rapist police officer, Women in Iran, Extreme cleans, Golfer Georgia Hall
Diabetes, Lena Headey, Women's military equipment, Escaping Afghanistan
Women in Burnham's cabinet, hysteroscopy and pain relief, author Danielle …
Andy Burnham’s in tray, Dr Emma Chapman, Snail Mail
Weekend Woman's Hour: ADHD and hormones, 'Leaning out' at work, Sarah Hadl…
Shabana Mahmood profiled, Make-up free photos, World Cup female lead medic
Child sexual abuse figures, Filming of female athletes, First night of the…
'Leaning Out', Sarah Ruggins, Podcast on Asma al-Assad, Obesity
ADHD and hormones, When co-habiting couples separate, God of War
Sarah Hadland, Men Fixated on Violence, Author Jennifer Saint
Weekend Woman's Hour: Emma Grede, Clothing and grief, Donor eggs
Ann Widdecombe remembered, Widow's Fight campaign, Bayeux tapestry replica
Shahrnush Parsipur remembered, Fibroids, Grief and clothing, Olympian heal…
Businesswoman Emma Grede, Pregnancy termination for medical reasons, New f…
Finding love, Using donor eggs, VAWG in Northern Ireland
AI images and children, Emergency contraception, Charlotte Edwardes
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women's Finances and Feminist Fairytales
Woman's Hour live from the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield
Forced adoptions, Massage therapists, Menopause & heart problems, Financia…
Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook
National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
Helen George, Wimbledon, Met Police and VAWG
Weekend Woman's Hour: Joanna Cherry and Inclusive Fashion
Beth Orton performs live, The 23-year divorce case, DJ Smokin Jo
Nottingham Ockendon review, Sarah Vine, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern

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