GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is the part of the National Curriculum taught to pupils aged 14 to 16 in years 10 and 11. It also includes exams, the results of which have a significant bearing on a child’s future career.
Exams aren't easy and it can be difficult to know the best way to approach them. If you find you're struggling to pass your GCSEs but need your GCSE English and Maths, you could explore other accepted Level 2 qualifications - many universities will accept this as an alternative to GCSEs...
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ADVERTISING FEATURE Coleg Llandrillo Cymru THOSE who know what they want to do next and who achieve the grades they need in their GCSEs are the lucky ones.Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
“For professional degrees such as teaching or medicine, the minimum grade is often a 5. When students apply to university, they are still months away from sitting terminal IB and A Level exams, so the I/GCSE grades are a very clear and ratified piece of evidence of a student’s academic...
What grades do I need to take A levels? You normally need: at least five GCSEs at grades 9 to 4/A* to C at least grade 6 in the specific subject(s) you want to study However, the specific requirements needed to study A levels will vary across schools and colleges. It's importan...
What happens in mainstream secondary schools when pupils look set to struggle to access the syllabus for, and ultimately fail, their GCSEs? DD12, Y8,...
To be accepted onto a postgraduate program, it is the undergraduate degree grades that are relevant. Students will usually need to have a 2:1, although sometimes they will be able to access the course with a 2:2. Some universities will accept any standard of undergraduate degree, this ...
Whichever way you look at it, the revelation ofchanges to the way the new GCSE grades will be treatedis a big deal. It turns out that the threshold for a “good” pass won’t just move across from a C to the new grade 5; instead, a 4 will be a “standard” pass and a 5 wil...
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