Are IGCSEs easier than GCSEs?
Looking into claims that GCSE reforms have favoured pupils in independent schools.
Looking into claims that GCSE reforms have favoured pupils in independent schools.
Data from FFT Aspire's Key Stage 4 Early Results Service suggests they may be.
A look at the grades awarded at the top end of the scale.
Our first look at this year’s data.
The second of two preview posts ahead of this year's GCSE results day.
The first of two preview posts ahead of this year's GCSE results day.
I’m not normally inclined to say “I told you so” but, in this case, it might be justified. Back in 2015, when the Department for Education announced the scores for old style GCSEs in 2017, Dave Thomson and I did some calculations to look at 'what if' the DfE 2016 and 2017 scoring systems were applied [...]
The 2017 GCSE English and maths papers were graded on the new nine-point scale (9-1) rather than the old eight-point scale (A*-G). The content and structure of the English and maths GCSEs have also been reformed at the same time. The rest of the GCSEs will follow suit over the next few years. The new [...]
Schools’ provisional Progress 8 scores for 2017 were published today, having already been released to schools over a fortnight ago. This would have been a chastening experience for those falling below the floor standard of -0.5. On the surface, there are more of them this year than last. But is this fair? Changes to GCSE [...]