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100% Coursework GCSES

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ThingsFallApartLive · 21/05/2019 17:36

Does anyone know which GCSEs if any are 100% coursework? It's actually iGCSEs my child will be doing so I think some of these are different to regular GCSEs. As far as I know, some of them still have coursework components eg. English lit.

Does anyone know if there are any that are fully coursework or almost all coursework (apart from art). It would be nice to be able to cut down on numbers of exams taken at end of year 11, provided of course that my child is interested and competent at that subject.

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Beach11 · 21/05/2019 20:07

BTEC courses now have exam also

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ThingsFallApartLive · 21/05/2019 20:05

The link Tulips sent is helpful and gives a rough gauge to each one.

My eldest is in the middle of his GCSEs right now and has focused most of his revision on the core subjects doing art and a btech has freed him up a bit. Also I think with languages, as long as you work consistently there shouldn't be as much to go over and over in the last few months, whereas the humanities do require it, unless you have a great memory for dates, etc. The youngest is going into year 9 next year, so am being a bit previous really.

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Unescorted · 21/05/2019 19:41

Art does have an exam - just not a written exam.

TeenTimesTwo · 21/05/2019 19:37

When it comes to choosing options, your school should give you full information on all the choices.
Ours published a booklet which, for each subject, had the exam board and how it was assessed (number exams, % for each exam, other assessments etc).
Broadly speaking these days, more practical subjects are more likely to have bits that are done prior to the final exams, but even practical subjects have exams.
It might be that not having a full timetable could be the way to go if the school permits it for a less able pupil.

GreenTulips · 21/05/2019 19:34

I’ll message you the link

GreenTulips · 21/05/2019 19:32

Hang on o have a list

TheFirstOHN · 21/05/2019 19:31

It depends on which exam board. Once you know the exam board (e.g. CIE, Edexcel) you can look on their website to find the specification for each of the subjects being offered.

In the specification (usually near the beginning of the document), it will show exactly how the subject is assessed, what percentage (if any) is coursework and how many exams there are.

Before choosing options, it's a good idea for pupils to look at the overview at the beginning of each specification anyway, to give them an idea of what they'll be studying.

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ThingsFallApartLive · 21/05/2019 19:29

I am fairly certain my youngest's school doesn't offer BTEC.

My eldest is currently doing GCSE's & has done one btec but that's a different school.
Also did Art so that's 2 subjects which don't require big exams with loads of swotting at the end.

My youngest is taking food nutrition at year 9 more to get more cooking and life skills than anything else but am hoping he'll start to enjoy it too. Maybe that could end up being a way to cut down on exam stress.

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TeenTimesTwo · 21/05/2019 19:19

GCSEs have less coursework / CAs than previously.

However DD is doing 2 that have some / assessed pieces:

  1. Food technology & Nutrition
  2. Drama

Could BTECs be an option?

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