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Category Archives: IGCSE
Schools abandon GCSEs in favour of new exam
Growing numbers of state schools are abandoning the GCSE exam in favour of its rival designed along the lines of the traditional O-level. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Leader states that ‘Schools becoming exam factories’
The head of a private school in Berkshire has said the government’s education targets are turning schools into “exam factories”. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Social Media: Create Dynamic Lessons and Engage your pupils
Social Media: Create Dynamic Lessons and Engage your pupils {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Outstanding Teaching for English GCSE
Outstanding Teaching for English GCSE {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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State secondaries rush to take up IGCSE
More than 200 state secondary schools have ditched the GCSE in favour of a more traditional O-level style examination, reports the Independent’s Richard Garner. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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New maths IGCSE may lead to ‘super A*’, experts say
A new “super A* grade” could be ushered in for GCSEs after one exam board introduced an “A* with distinction” for a further maths exam, experts say. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Independent schools in bizarre row ‘over which is Britain’s best’
One of the country’s oldest independent schools has reported its local rival to the advertising watchdog in a bizarre row over which is considered the best teaching institution in Britain, The Telegraph’s Andrew Hough reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Could this be the end of GCSEs and A-levels?
“How far do you agree that democracy is necessary for a state to be legitimate?” If your head spins thinking about the answer, spare a thought for the sixth-form pupils who were faced with this and other conundrums during last … Continue reading
Q&A: GCSE v IGCSE
Manchester Grammar School is the fourth independent school to move over entirely to the International GCSE, and increasingly private schools are offering the qualification in at least one subject. Why? The BBC reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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