When I was at school everyone, in every school, studied O Level/GCSE for 2 years and at the end of those 2 years they all sat the same exams at the same time and got their results a few weeks later. Job done.
Now my DD is about to start Year 10 and I haven't a clue how it works! Her friends in different schools took their science GCSE in Year 9. DD will be taking the 'first' part of Math GCSE this November. There seems to be no 'set' date for assessments. In languages, they can produce 3 pieces of work and the teacher choses the best one for assessment? And now I read on these boards that grades already achieved can be down-graded? What the hell is going on?
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Why are GCSE's so complicated?
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Fairenuff · 30/08/2011 11:41
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