In this Category Archive, you will find all of our articles regarding GCSE, full of advice and resources to remove anxiety from this important exam.
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) is an academically / subject based qualification. Students in England and Wales study towards this over a 2 year period. Year 10 and 11. The idea of GCSEs is to give you a broad general knowledge. From where you can then become specialised in your A-levels.
It is, therefore, a very important exam in anyone’s life. Not only can it affect which Sixth Form your child would be able to join. It can also affect which A-levels they will be able to take. In addition to this, it may also influence their further studies and career choices.
Whether you want to be the next Richard Branson or simply don’t want to go onto further education, there are plenty of options if you leave school with just your GCSEs. So you’ve just done your GCSEs, what next? While many people choose to go on to do A-Levels and a degree at University, it…
It’s not just exam results that will get your son or daughter set for career success. If all that your child leaves school, university or an apprenticeship with is grades, they may have a very difficult time in the job market. Start setting your child up for success now Even if your son or daughter…
The focus of this page is What are the new GCSE pass marks? Introduction to the new GCSE pass marks? You may be used to the GCSE pass grade being a ‘C’. However, the new GCSE pass grade is a GCSE Grade 4. Thus, GCSE Grade 7 approximates to the ‘old school’ GCSE grade ‘A’. The…
Will a GCSE Maths Tutor be replaced by on-demand service? Until recently, parents would have to pay a GCSE Maths Tutor if their child was struggling in the subject. However, for many parents on low incomes, paying for tuition is simply too expensive. Nor is it always possible to rely on family help, especially if…
GCSE Maths Practice Test Quiz Welcome to our GCSE Maths Practice Test Quiz! You may also find our GCSE practice page and our new GCSE pass marks blog useful. GCSE Maths Practice Test Quiz
Our latest Pupil Pulpit guest blog comes from Eve, aged 14, who relates her recent personal experiences of selecting her GCSE Options. PUPIL PULPIT – Eve’s GCSE Options Recently I made my options decision for GCSE. The choices or amount of freedom varies from school to school but I had to choose between history and geography,…