GCSEs are being scrapped!

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  1. foxes-are-ginger's Avatar
    1 20-06-2012  22:31
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    GCSEs are being scrapped!
    To be replaced by O-levels, which the top 75% will do - the rest a sort of basic GCSE in english, maths and science.

    What does everyone make of this?
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    2 20-06-2012  22:42
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    it'll be in tomorrow's daily mail..
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    3 20-06-2012  22:43
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    Joy to the world
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    4 20-06-2012  22:43
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    Source?
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    5 20-06-2012  22:45
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    (Original post by placenta medicae talpae)
    Source?
    the deputy editor of the mail tweeted it.
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    6 20-06-2012  22:46
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    Well it doesn't really make much of a difference, does it? I'm guessing they'll be valued as the same.
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    7 20-06-2012  22:47
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    (Original post by foxes-are-ginger)
    the deputy editor of the mail tweeted it.
    Where's the tweet?
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    8 20-06-2012  22:47
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    9 20-06-2012  22:53
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    So my GCSE's won't be held as highly as the new and I'm assuming "harder" O-levels sinces the majority of the older generation, assume GCSE's are too "easy". :/


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    10 20-06-2012  23:29
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    Back to the basics- bring back the cane too!
    Last edited by TobeTheHero; 21-06-2012 at 21:12.
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    11 20-06-2012  23:31
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    The stories from the daily fail so it's all lies


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    12 20-06-2012  23:32
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    Good step I say.
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    13 20-06-2012  23:41
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    good it should be replaced by a system whereby all students who don't get at least 5 B grades at GCSE and one A grade in something should be sterilised
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    14 20-06-2012  23:45
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    (Original post by Muscovite)
    good it should be replaced by a system whereby all students who don't get at least 5 B grades at GCSE and one A grade in something should be sterilised
    Troll


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    15 21-06-2012  00:00
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    Re: GCSEs are being scrapped!
    That Daily Mail article has a horribly biased tone, but I suppose it's all we have to go on at the minute.
  16. outsider95's Avatar
    16 21-06-2012  00:11
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    Because the daily mail has always been a top source of reliable information.


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    17 21-06-2012  00:12
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    ^ its been posted on the BBC website.
  18. outsider95's Avatar
    18 21-06-2012  00:41
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    (Original post by epic9784)
    ^ its been posted on the BBC website.
    All the articles written lead back to the daily mail article, and the telegraph which is much more reliable, have even said the truth to the article is a big if.


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    19 21-06-2012  01:00
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    20 21-06-2012  09:14
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    The biggest problem is it doesn't need an ACT of parliament


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