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GCSE pass rates and top grade have increased
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GCSE pass rates and top grade have increased

The amount of pupils receiving top GCSE grades has increased from last year along with the pass rate. This is despite the difficulty of this year’s exams.  More than 700,000 pupils are receiving their grades today. Many of the exams are now graded numerically (1-9) instead of the classic G to A* grading system.  The…

Senior MP said pointless GCSEs should be scrapped
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Senior MP said pointless GCSEs should be scrapped

GCSEs should be scrapped and A-levels should be replaced according to Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee. His ideas of rewriting England’s exam system are to give young people a broader range of skills for their working lives. Mr Halfon said that GCSEs for 16-year-olds have become pointless. Instead of taking academic subjects at…

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