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I'm going to do via distance learning, Travel and tourism, Business studies, and English language. I have a choice of doing either these qualifications with the new specification and new 9-1 grading system OR doing these three qualifications with the alphabetical grading system and older specification but if I do the exams with the alphabetical grading system, there will be no resit options, I can only the exams for these subjects once and that's it.
What option do you advise I take? The alphabetical grading and older specification or new specification and 9-1 grading system?
What option do you advise I take? The alphabetical grading and older specification or new specification and 9-1 grading system?
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(Original post by moon4)
I'm going to do via distance learning, Travel and tourism, Business studies, and English language. I have a choice of doing either these qualifications with the new specification and new 9-1 grading system OR doing these three qualifications with the alphabetical grading system and older specification but if I do the exams with the alphabetical grading system, there will be no resit options, I can only the exams for these subjects once and that's it.
What option do you advise I take? The alphabetical grading and older specification or new specification and 9-1 grading system?
I'm going to do via distance learning, Travel and tourism, Business studies, and English language. I have a choice of doing either these qualifications with the new specification and new 9-1 grading system OR doing these three qualifications with the alphabetical grading system and older specification but if I do the exams with the alphabetical grading system, there will be no resit options, I can only the exams for these subjects once and that's it.
What option do you advise I take? The alphabetical grading and older specification or new specification and 9-1 grading system?
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You will have to do English Language with 9-1 grades as the old specification is no longer available.
If you are intending to take Business Studies in 2018 then it will have to be A*-G but from 2019 it will have to be 9-1.
The final chance to take Travel and Tourism GCSE will be in Summer 2018 with A*-G grades. After that the GCSE is being withdrawn.
If you are intending to take Business Studies in 2018 then it will have to be A*-G but from 2019 it will have to be 9-1.
The final chance to take Travel and Tourism GCSE will be in Summer 2018 with A*-G grades. After that the GCSE is being withdrawn.
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(Original post by Reality Check)
I think it's the subject choices which interest me more than the minutiae of specifications. Do you mind my asking what course you were hoping these GCSE would help lead to? Or are you just doing them for leisure learning?
I think it's the subject choices which interest me more than the minutiae of specifications. Do you mind my asking what course you were hoping these GCSE would help lead to? Or are you just doing them for leisure learning?
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(Original post by moon4)
I'm doing other subjects as well, but why do you say that about these subjects? Are they not considered worth much?
I'm doing other subjects as well, but why do you say that about these subjects? Are they not considered worth much?
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(Original post by Compost)
You will have to do English Language with 9-1 grades as the old specification is no longer available.
If you are intending to take Business Studies in 2018 then it will have to be A*-G but from 2019 it will have to be 9-1.
The final chance to take Travel and Tourism GCSE will be in Summer 2018 with A*-G grades. After that the GCSE is being withdrawn.
You will have to do English Language with 9-1 grades as the old specification is no longer available.
If you are intending to take Business Studies in 2018 then it will have to be A*-G but from 2019 it will have to be 9-1.
The final chance to take Travel and Tourism GCSE will be in Summer 2018 with A*-G grades. After that the GCSE is being withdrawn.
So I'm not sure what to do regarding these three subjects....
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(Original post by moon4)
Because I've already started English language IGCSE, I can either take the exams in January 2018, which is the final time you can take the exam with the alphabetical grading system but it has no resit option, or start a new gcse English language with the new specification and 9-1 grading system.
So I'm not sure what to do regarding these three subjects....
Because I've already started English language IGCSE, I can either take the exams in January 2018, which is the final time you can take the exam with the alphabetical grading system but it has no resit option, or start a new gcse English language with the new specification and 9-1 grading system.
So I'm not sure what to do regarding these three subjects....
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(Original post by Compost)
If you want advice then you need to be accurate - you said you were studying GCSEs. Exactly what are you currently studying? (i.e. what qualification and what exam board)
If you want advice then you need to be accurate - you said you were studying GCSEs. Exactly what are you currently studying? (i.e. what qualification and what exam board)
Travel and Tourism is with Cambridge and last date to sit exam for first time is may/June 2018: http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and...-tourism-0471/
Business studies is with Edexcel and last date for exam is May/June 2018: http://qualifications.pearson.com/en...dies-2009.html
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