Pupils to learn 1,700 words for language GCSEs under 'prescriptive' reforms
Requiring students to memorise a list of vocabulary could ‘alienate’ students, a school leaders’ union has warned.
Source: clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
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'Dumbing down' row as GCSE language students to learn fewer words than five-year-olds
Government accused of risking drop in standards after announcing reforms to make French, Spanish and German 'more appealing' to pupils
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Redditch youth to benefit from inspiring business mentors
A REDDITCH business leader is spearheading a mentor programme to inspire the next generation of business talent in the town.
Source: redditchadvertiser.co.uk
IGCSE exams taken in private schools still going ahead
BBC News By Sean Coughlan image copyrightNiall Carson image captionWhile GCSEs and A-levels are being cancelled, the IGCSE exams will go ahead this summer The IGCSE exams, usually only taken in private schools, are still going ahead this summer - even though GCSEs and A-levels have been cancelled. Exam boards that run IGCSEs plan to offer them, while many other exams have been stopped by the pandemic. IGCSE qualifications, alternative exams to GCSEs, are not usually available in state schools. Pupils in England whose A-levels and GCSEs are cancelled will depend on replacement grades from teac...
Source: bbc.co.uk
Now schools set their OWN exams after GCSE and A-levels debacle
GCSE and A-level pupils face having grades decided by their teachers again this summer after new lockdown Gavin Williamson is yet to reveal guidance on grading so schools are taking it into their own hands and testing Poll of 6,000 teachers finds 92 per cent think Williamson should quit as industry leaders say: 'It is time to go' Has your child been left in BTEC limbo or had their GCSEs or A-levels cancelled? Email martin.robinson@mailonline.co.uk
Source: dailymail.co.uk