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Data gathered by survey tool Teacher Tapp, commissioned by teaching charity Teach First, suggests 15% of schools in the poorest communities cannot offer computer science GCSE, compared to 4% of the wealthiest schools.

A level 2 apprenticeship is considered the equivalent of a GCSE, while 6 and 7 are considered equivalent to a bachelor's or master's degree.

One pupil, Matthew, said learning to ride the moped was what attracted him to take the GCSE.

Steinbeck's 1937 novel is currently one of five options offered to schools as part of a unit in the WJEC's English literature GCSE.

Qualifications Wales said the new GCSE, which was due to be introduced in 2027, raised "many practical challenges for the education sector".