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It doesn’t add up: what’s wrong with maths?
We held a lively debate on 15 May about whether the 'right' maths is being taught in schools today. Watch films from the event.
In the Spotlight
Cambridge View on structural and technical issues
The DfE has identified a number of areas where it wishes to make changes to the current GCSEs. Tiering and Grading are amongst the most challenging. Read our views on structural and technical issues.
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Scrap GCSE grades and use scores, says Cambridge
Two research reports adding to the debate over GCSE exam structure have been published by Cambridge Assessment today. The first suggests that reformed GCSEs should report results on a numerical scale score instead of using the existing grade scale. A separate paper on tiering states “In Mathematics and English, where there is a particularly strong impetus towards effecting a genuine increase in standards of attainment, we feel that the development of a Level 1/Level 2 model, similar to that used in Singapore, has considerable merit.”