4/ The report acknowledges strong evidence that a standard pass in English and maths should continue to be the ambition for as many learners as possible. We hope this is reflected in the final report, and recommend the introductions of a GCSE "stepping stone" to enable this.

3/ We also welcome the report’s recognition of the need to give learners sufficient time to reinforce core knowledge and skills before sitting resit exams, and the Review Panel's commitment to learning from and promoting best practices within the sector.

2/ We are pleased to see that many of the key issues we raised in our submission of evidence have been acknowledged in the interim report, and that it affirms the crucial role of English and maths in unlocking opportunities for young people.

🚨 Read our response to today's Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report:

@EducEndowFoundn You can find out more about the EEF trial and how your college can get involved here 👇 And you can explore the impact of our GCSE Resit Programme in more detail here 👇

5/ We’re excited to build on this evidence through our trial with the @EducEndowFoundn next year. We hope this will provide valuable insights to shape the future of post-16 English & maths support and strengthen the case for better funding for these interventions in the sector.

4/ These results demonstrate the power of high-quality, small-group tuition in helping post-16 learners who fell behind at school to develop their literacy and numeracy skills, giving them the best chance to achieve the grades they need to progress.

📚 For GCSE English, the national gap is 13.4 percentage points. On our programmes, disadvantaged students didn’t just catch up - they outperformed their peers by 1.6 percentage points.

🔢 Nationally, GCSE maths resit pass rates for students from disadvantaged backgrounds are 10.7 percentage points lower than for their peers. On our programmes, this shrinks to just 2.5 percentage points.

Yesterday, we launched our latest Impact Report for our GCSE Resit Tuition Programme. The standout finding? Our small-group tuition substantially narrows the attainment gap in GCSE maths and completely closes it in GCSE English. 🎉

A huge thank you to our dedicated team, brilliant partners, and their students for all the hard work that has made these results possible!. We'll be sharing key insights from the report here all week. You can also explore our impact on our site:

Today, we’re proud to launch our latest Impact Report. It shows that, across 2021-24, our GCSE Resit Tuition Programme:.✅ Achieved pass rates substantially above the national average. ✅ Narrowed the attainment gap between students from disadvantaged backgrounds & their peers.

@EducEndowFoundn We’re now looking for colleges who want to provide their learners with high-quality, tailored tuition at a significantly subsidised rate while helping to shape future education policy by taking part. Find out more and register your interest here:

@EducEndowFoundn 6/ We hope the findings will strengthen the case for better FE funding, showcasing the potential of young people in the sector and highlighting the urgent need to invest in evidence-based interventions. 📢.

@EducEndowFoundn 5/ It will help build a vital evidence base that colleges can use to inform the design and delivery of impactful English and maths interventions. 📚.

@EducEndowFoundn 4/ This is one of the first studies of its kind in the UK for 16-19-year-olds, and its insights will go far beyond improving our own programmes. .

3/ This progress has been achieved despite chronic underfunding and a lack of research into what works for post-16 learners. That’s why we’re so excited to be partnering with @EducEndowFoundn to evaluate the impact of our small-group tuition for students resitting GCSEs.

2/ Each year, colleges help thousands of young people gain the qualifications they need to progress into further study and training. Since the GCSE resits policy was introduced, there’s been an incredible 94% increase in students passing English and maths in post-16 education. 📈.

We know that English and maths qualifications are gateways to opportunity. So, as we celebrate the role of colleges in breaking down barriers during #CollegesWeek2025, we want to highlight the important work they do to support students in these crucial subjects. 🧵

Hear from Shukrah (BTEC Health and Social Care and GCSE maths student), Mubin (Assistant Director) and Simon (Vice Principal) in the video on our blog to find out more about our partnership 👇