GCSE exams are taken by pupils at the end of school year 11 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The exams are a uniform framework for academic performance, with students given grades ranging from “A to G.” Scotland has an independent system in which three different levels of exams are given to different age groups. Proponents argue that the GCSE encourages students to work hard in school and provides clarity for college admissions and employers. Opponents argue that standard end-of-year exams will encourage a narrow academic focus, over-regulate teachers and discourage instruction of the arts.
63% Yes |
37% No |
63% Yes |
15% No |
22% No, vocational or skill based qualifications should also be available |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8FC68664yrs4Y
No GCSE exams are not a good source of measuring education and qualifications.
@9LKHN4M3 days3D
Not if they're in a special school, I think special school students are better off doing their own exams which are not GCSE's.
@9LJ9D275 days5D
I think GCSEs in English and Maths are the only two subjects that are acceptable for GCSE terms. However, I think most subjects that all the rest of the subjects should be NVQs and BTECs.
@9LDRMDW1wk1W
We should improve the quality of education so that children choose to stay in school rather than having them required to be there.
@9LCPJ9S2wks2W
Yes and no. Some vocational and skill based qualifications should be available but such things as English and Maths need their standards improving drastically. There is a severe decline in literacy among young people, including media literacy in all its forms, and this is an issue that does not fall on one or the other side of political squabbles but is a bipartisan issue.
@9LC6KX52wks2W
No. This is very vague and does not account for students who have different learning needs, neurodivergence, and disability.
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