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GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education. An academic qualification awarded to a secondary school student in one of several subjects in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland awards a “Standard Grade”). GCSE courses are chosen by the students themselves in Year 9 and begun in Year 10, unless the subject material (e.g., mathematics, science) is too extensive to complete in two years. Virtually all students take GCSEs in English, mathematics and science; other GCSE subjects include English literature, a modern foreign language, and design and technology.

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For example, we advise that for a degree that stipulates a minimum grade at GCSE level to study subjects such as accounting, psychology, business or social science, either Maths or Maths-Numeracy should count.

Wales to explain its exams to universities

Last November was also the first opportunity for candidates to resit the new GCSE qualifications in English language and Welsh language.

Half of pupils get D or below in GCSE maths

At the point pupils start GCSEs they are typically dropping the subjects we all think are part of the broad education we expect.

Subjects 'whittled away' for students

Employers, universities and colleges will continue to set the GCSE grades they require for employment or further study.

It's about to become tougher to make the grade

Newcastle School for Boys students receive their best ever GCSE results

Best ever results for boys' school

8%) of pupils in Knowsley are making the expected levels of progress between the end of primary school and GCSEs, one of the lowest proportions in England.

Top of the class; SEVEN WIRRAL SCHOOLS ON MERSEYSIDE'S TOP LIST

They then monitored their performance in their GCSEs the following year.

TOO MUCH TELLY DOES MAKE CHILDREN STUPID; Screen addicts' GCSE grades tumble

Exams regulator Ofqual called the changes to GCSEs the biggest shakeup of exams in England for a generation, with coursework being scrapped for most subjects.

New focus on end-of-year exams as coursework and resits are scrapped

Ofqual began an investigation into this summer's GCSE English results amid an outcry from schools.

You'll get chance to re-sit GCSE in English; Offer to pupils after big fall in A-C grades

They were published amid a brewing row over they year's GCSE English.

First ever fall in top GCSE grades

Those who've been inconvenienced as a result of this blunder will now have to sit their GCSE Biology exam in the summer.

GSCE Biology Candidates Unable To Take Exams Due to Error

But as RE is not my specialty I consulted an RE teacher with experience of teaching both RE and Philosophy of Religion for both GCSE and A level.

Danes, Christopher; Danes, Simon; Lakhani, Seeta: Philosophy of Religion for Today: For GCSE Religious Studies