There's been lots in the news about students getting lots of grade 9s. But the students getting grade 8s have not really been mentioned, even though the old A* cuts across grade 8 too.
Does this mean that the pressure is now on for students to get strings of 9s even though only about half as many get them as previously got As, and someone getting an 8 now may be getting a higher raw score than someone who got an A last year?
I'm writing as dd got all 8s and one 9 and I was really chuffed for her but looking at stuff about kids getting strings of 9s makes me feel like her grades would not be seen as good enough for top unis? Would Oxbridge now expect 6+ 9s (as used to be thought they needed 6+ A*s)?
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8s at GCSEs not valued like old A*?
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ouda · 26/08/2018 15:33
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