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Aug 24, 2023 · Your full guide to GCSE and other Level 2 results. Here are five key takeaways. 1. GCSE grades have fallen again. GCSE passes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have fallen for a...
May 22, 2020 · This year, exams and assessments in England have been cancelled to help stop the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Instead, for GCSEs, AS and A levels, and many similar vocational and technical...
- Summer GCSE, as and A Level Exams Took Place in 2022
- There Are Other Changes to Exams
- How Fair Are Exams in 2022, Given Lost Face-To-Face Learning?
In 2020 and 2021, the main summer series of exams for GCSEs, AS and A Levels (and their equivalents in Scotland) were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, students received grades based on teacher or lecturer assessment. Summer 2022 sees the return of a full exam series in all four UK nations.
In England, there are more changes to exams in 2022, including advance information on exam topics, greater choice of topics in some subjects, and formula and equation sheets for some subjects with a maths component. Similar changes to grade boundaries and the form and content of exams apply across the UK.
Students in exam years have missed significant periods of face-to-face learning, and some remain concerned that the adaptions and allowances don’t go far enough to compensate. GCSE, A Level, Higher/ Advanced Higher grades (in Scotland), and equivalent qualifications, are high stakes in that they serve as a passport to further and higher education, ...
- Nerys Roberts, Shadi Danechi
- 2021
The U.S. education system generally does not have an equivalent to the GCSE. It is structured differently from the U.K. system, with different levels of education and qualifications. For example, in the U.S., students typically attend elementary school for six years, followed by two years of middle school and four years of high school.
GCSE, AS level and A level exams will start on 15 May 2023 with the final exam due to take place on 27 June 2023. VTQ (vocational technical qualifications) exams and formal assessments...
Dec 16, 2021 · In January 2021, the government decided that it would not be fair for GCSE, AS and A level exams to take place in summer 2021 because of the disruption to students’ education caused...
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May 12, 2022 · Exam results are expected to be higher than in 2019, but not as high as last year. It is expected that results will go back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. How will my exams be different...