Have tiered GCSEs been abolished?

8 replies

MyballsareSandy · 28/05/2015 08:59

Does everyone now take the same papers, regardless of ability?

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PurpleDaisies · 28/05/2015 09:01

No, there are foundation and higher tier papers in science and maths. Not sure about other subjects. It depends on the exam board.

TheFirstOfHerName · 28/05/2015 09:13

MFL often have tiered papers too.

catslife · 28/05/2015 10:45

The subjects that are currently tiered for GCSE are:
Maths, Science (including Double and separate Sciences)
English Language
English Literature
Geography
MFL
This is true for all GCSE exam boards.

Am not sure about iGCSE but know that for English there are 2 papers Core and Extended.

JacobWrestling · 29/05/2015 20:02

Not currently, but the reformed GCSEs will be untiered.

Teaching of Maths and English begins this September for first examination in 2017 (so for the current Year 9). Science will begin in September 2016 for exams in 2018, for the current Year 8.

shinysparklythings · 29/05/2015 20:03

On the new syllabus maths will still be two tiers.

JacobWrestling · 29/05/2015 20:11

Ah, apologies. My mistake. English is certainly untiered, however.

Tinuviel · 31/05/2015 15:14

MFL will be tiered but will work slightly differently. Currently you can do a mixture of F and H papers (so H reading but F listening); in the new spec you have to do one or the other, you can't mix.

whathaveiforgottentoday · 31/05/2015 17:14

Tiers are staying in science but I heard that you wont be able to mix F and H, like Tinuviel has said for MFL.

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