GCSEs: Taking GCSE Maths Is Just a Dumb Move, Says SchoolByline: By Shahid Naqvi Education CorrespondentThe Birmingham Post (England)
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Coupled with recent GCSE trends, this is a gloomy outlook. In England, students need maths (and English) GCSEs at a minimum of grade 4 to qualify for further study. Results this week show that maths papers graded 4 or above have fallen to 59.5 per cent, down from 61.1 per cent last ...
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For example, Noyes at the University of Nottingham notes the number of students who didn’t achieve a pass in the subject at GCSEthis yearincreased to 40.4 per cent. “Very clearly, there is a gap between those who can do maths and those who can’t,” he adds. ...
There is a general upward trend where higher KS2 scores are associated with higher GCSE grades. However, the relationship is not linear or deterministic. Overlapping distributions: Each KS2 score range shows a distribution of GCSE grades, with significant overlap between adjacent KS2 score ranges....
And then there are those students who did not achieve their target grades in both 2020 and 2021. What next for them? Intervention was completed last year, with distribution of additional resources wherever possible, but they now find themselves studying English and/ or maths in further education...
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In 2022, aroun d a thir d of students di d not pass their GCSE maths exam. Mrs. Sweeney from the National Education () Union sai d there's no point in making students who have faile d a subject study it further. She said, "If someone has difficulties in learning maths, just ...
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