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Heat waves. Hottest day every recorded. Wildfires. Inevitably, talk of climate change and its effects have increased during the summer 2026. Climate change is often discussed as if there is one fixed future waiting for us. Probability tells a different story. The future is not a single forecast. It is a range of possible outcomes, shaped by various factors.

If you are just starting to study for your GCSEs it makes sense to check whether your existing calculator is suitable.

Choosing what GCSEs to study is an important decision and one of the factors may be the format of the exams and whether it will suit you or your son or daughter. In this article, we breakdown the exam structure, question types and timing to help inform your decision on whether GCSE Statistics is the right choice for you.

Many of the statistics and charts studied in GCSE Statistics are used by the Met Office to analyse climate trends.

Students often struggle or avoid these questions so it is worth practising and learning how to approach them. Both Papers 1 and 2 (Foundation and Higher) in GCSE Statistics (Edexcel 9-1) will include an extended response question. They are usually worth 5 or 6 marks. Key Tips for GCSE Statistics Extended Response Questions Use the marks available for the question as a guide for how many points you need to make in your answer. If the question is worth 6 marks, you need to mak

The 2026 Winter Olympics are currently on and Great Britain are hoping for their first medal. The following chart shows the previous Winter Olympics where Great Britain have won their most medals. Source: BBC Using this as a bit of revision for GCSE Statistics: What is this type of chart called? Are there any ways the presentation of this data may be misleading? Or ways it could be improved?

Anyone else had enough of the rain this year? Interestingly, the Met Office have mapped the rainfall across the UK in January 2026 comparing it to the average January rainfall over the last 30 years using a choropleth map. Choropleth maps classify regions of a geographical area by shading, with a key showing what each grade of shading represents. This map uses a combination of two colours, each getting darker as they move further away from the average to indicate drier and w

There are quite a few formulae that you need to be familiar with for the GCSE Statistics (Edexcel 9-1) exam and only some of them are provided in the exam. Download our free summary of formulae to aid your revision. It usefully indicates which formulae are provided in the exam and which need to be remembered by topic. An invaluable revision tool! An extract from the Summary of Formulae document

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Introducing a new way to revise. The whole of the GCSE Statistics (Edexcel) 9-1 syllabus covered in a series of 60 Bitesize Revision Videos. The videos are available to watch through our secure learning platform (Thinkific) as many times as you like. Available at whatever time suits you and via your chosen device.* Each video is approximately 1 to 3 minutes long and focuses on a specific sub-topic. All content is covered along with examples, formulae and calculations. Prov

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Congratulations to the Lionesses for winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament! If you watched any of the matches during the tournament or heard/read about them in the news, it's more than likely that you came across some statistics being mentioned. The graphic below, taken from UEFA's website, summarises some of the key statistics from the Women's Euro 2025 tournament. But can you answer the following questions? What average might they have used to calculate the number