By Maria Collinge. August 12, am Updated am. How have GCSEs been graded? The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem. Computing attracted more than 77, English students in , a 7. At first glance this looks like a healthy increase However, in ICT is no more. If there is good news to be had it is that the proportion of girls taking computing is now at The overall number of computer entries rose by 7.
Chung got the top grade in art and design, biology, physics, chemistry, Chinese, German, English literature, English language, maths, further maths, history and business studies. Roedean said it had received its best set of exam results in its year history.
A third of the grades awarded to its pupil cohort were grade 9s. Thirteen girls got at least eight 9 grades and five got a clean sweep of ten 9s. Last week he reported that , for the first time ever, more English A-level students took Spanish than French.
Over , students took the exam, meaning it remains the most popular language. Updated at She also drew up a timetable of studying, which, according to her parents was completely of her own volition.
Charlotte, who dreams of getting into creative marketing or advertising one day, will begin A Levels in Graphic Design, Psychology and Business in September. The British Academy, a national body for humanities and social sciences, campaigns for greater provision of language-learning across the UK. Learning a language is about far more than being able to communicate when we travel abroad on holiday or on business.
It broadens our mental horizons and helps us to understand and respect other cultures and communities. There is now increasing evidence that competence in languages is beneficial for learning in other curriculum subjects and for cognitive function more generally too. Learning a second language presents real advantages from an early age, which is why I hope this is the start of a more positive trend for language education in schools.
We ought to take this opportunity to excel once again in language-learning and the British Academy is working with other stakeholders to determine how best to ensure the sustainability of the whole pipeline for language study and research. Another one NOT following their father for brains thank god. Proud dad. Super proud of our fabulous daughter who smashed her GCSEs. Teachers were asked to award grades after exams were cancelled for the second year in a row, because of the pandemic.
The number of pupils receiving the top grades - A or 7 and above - has increased again this year. But the 2. Individual schools decided how teachers came up with final grades. They could base their decisions on a number of different aspects, including:. Pupils were told which pieces of work counted towards their grades.
They already knew the results of most of the individual pieces of work, but teachers should not have told them their final grade before today. In Wales, students were given their provisional grade in June , ahead of official results day.
Exam boards have been checking the schools' marking methods to make sure they follow official guidance. They may also have asked schools for a sample of their results to check that grades are not significantly out of line with previous years.
If you are disappointed with your result, you can opt to re-take that subject in the autumn. This would involve sitting formal exams. Geoff Barton, of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "It is important to focus on the achievements of this cohort rather than fixate on comparisons with other years, which are somewhat meaningless. Syeda had been hoping for high grades after sitting 62 assessments, instead of the usual exams, at Sydney Russell School in Dagenham, east London.
And her hopes have been realised. I got all 9s in my GCSEs and two distinctions," she said. I think there is a big sense of relief. Her mum, Shahima came to the school with her to share the experience. She says: "I'm extremely, extremely proud of Syeda. She's put so much effort and hard work into this and lots of sleepless nights.
Roman is celebrating four grade 7s and four grade 8s in his GCSEs. He says the challenges he's faced over the past two years have had an impact.
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