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10/09/2015
Schools Minister Launches GSCE And A Levels Revisions Consultation
Schools Minister Nick Gibb has announced a new consultation is to be held on further revised subject content for GCSE and A Levels.
The proposed revisions are for six GCSE subjects and nine A levels. If approved the plans will be introduced in 2017.
Announcing the consultation, Minister Gibb, said: "We are reforming GCSEs and A Levels to be rigorous and more knowledge-based, and to match the qualifications used in the best education systems in the world. Our objective is to ensure that young people leave our education system equipped to compete with the best performers across the globe.
"The reforms aim to ensure that GCSEs are more academically demanding and will be qualifications in which students, employers, and further education colleges and universities can have confidence. At A Level, our reforms aim to ensure that they prepare students for undergraduate study.
"A priority in the development of the new qualifications has been to ensure that subject experts, particularly university academics in the relevant subjects, are involved in determining the subject content.
The subject content documents being published today set new expectations which all awarding organisations’ specifications must meet. Awarding organisations have drafted the content, working with subject experts, the Department for Education and. An additional consultation will be published in the autumn with content for government and politics, and geology .
"This consultation is an opportunity for all those with an interest in these subjects to provide their views which will be considered when redrafting the content for final publication."
(MH)
The proposed revisions are for six GCSE subjects and nine A levels. If approved the plans will be introduced in 2017.
Announcing the consultation, Minister Gibb, said: "We are reforming GCSEs and A Levels to be rigorous and more knowledge-based, and to match the qualifications used in the best education systems in the world. Our objective is to ensure that young people leave our education system equipped to compete with the best performers across the globe.
"The reforms aim to ensure that GCSEs are more academically demanding and will be qualifications in which students, employers, and further education colleges and universities can have confidence. At A Level, our reforms aim to ensure that they prepare students for undergraduate study.
"A priority in the development of the new qualifications has been to ensure that subject experts, particularly university academics in the relevant subjects, are involved in determining the subject content.
The subject content documents being published today set new expectations which all awarding organisations’ specifications must meet. Awarding organisations have drafted the content, working with subject experts, the Department for Education and. An additional consultation will be published in the autumn with content for government and politics, and geology .
"This consultation is an opportunity for all those with an interest in these subjects to provide their views which will be considered when redrafting the content for final publication."
(MH)
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