The number of certificates awarded in
GCSE science qualifications dropped in 2016 - 17.
Not exact matches
Commenting on the announcement by Ofqual around issues related to
GCSE Computer
Science, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union, said: «The NASUWT recognises that Ofqual has a critical responsibility to establish and maintain public and professional confidence in the
qualification system.
The triple
science GCSE scheme is favoured by the majority of medical schools and thus places those who are not offered the
qualification at a disadvantage.
When announcing computer
science would be the fourth
science in the EBacc school performance measure, Michael Gove explained he was following the recommendations of our expert panel report, and that the new computer
science GCSE would be added to the list of eligible
qualifications provided we and the Royal Academy of Engineering agreed they meet the appropriate criteria.
It also said it will require a resit opportunity in all
GCSE sciences and additional
science qualifications, but that resit opportunities in any other subject would not be required and would be left to the discretion of the exam boards.
Wales In Wales, new
GCSE and A levels
science qualifications are currently being developed, to replace existing
qualifications.
According to Hobby, the EBacc, which requires pupils to study English, maths, the
sciences, a language and a humanity up to
GCSE, pushes other demanding and useful
qualifications to the sidelines.
currently working as Head of Computer
science; teaching CS mainly to A Levels and GCSE; working as an exam board assessor plus teacher trainer; qualifications include BSc Maths; Masters in Computer Science; PGCE; also worked as a programmer mainly using C++, VB.NET, HTML / CSS / JavaScript, PHP,
science; teaching CS mainly to A Levels and
GCSE; working as an exam board assessor plus teacher trainer;
qualifications include BSc Maths; Masters in Computer
Science; PGCE; also worked as a programmer mainly using C++, VB.NET, HTML / CSS / JavaScript, PHP,
Science; PGCE; also worked as a programmer mainly using C++, VB.NET, HTML / CSS / JavaScript, PHP, MySQL;
The exam board OCR launched a pilot computer
science GCSE in 2010, before formally launching the
qualification in September 2011.
It will be awarded to students who achieve good
GCSE passes (A * to C) in maths, English, a language, two
science qualifications and either geography or history.
Ofqual has also ensured that students taking legacy GCSEs will have the chance to resit English, English language, mathematics and in
GCSE science and additional
science qualifications that exam boards currently offer.