One in five 19-year-olds in England have failed to achieve five GCSEs at grade C ...
(World News UK)

TENS of thousands of teenagers are leaving education without gaining basic qualifications, a shocking report has warned. Almost one in five 19-year-olds in England failed to achieve the equivalent of five GCSEs at grade C or higher, according to a new report published by Anne Longfield, the children's commissioner for England. 2 Poorer youngsters were among the most likely to finish their education without reaching this standard, it says. Ms Longfield said the figures were "shameful" and that it should...