Education

Why More Adults Than Ever Are Taking GCSEs Online

The stereotype of the GCSE student is a sixteen-year-old in school uniform, sitting in a hall with hundreds of peers, clock ticking on the wall. The reality in 2026 is increasingly different. A growing number of adults across the UK, from people in their twenties to those well past retirement age, are enrolling in online GCSE courses to fill gaps in their education that they've carried for years or decades. Some need specific grades for career progression. Others want to prove something to themselves. Whatever the motivation, the...