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What do you take after GCSE?
Their options are to take academic qualifications, such as A levels, BTECs, IB or T Levels or take vocational qualifications, such as an apprenticeship or job with training. If they’ve struggled to get good results at GCSE, they can do an internship or traineeships to get the experience to progress.
What does it GCSE involve?
What is a GCSE? Whilst you must study certain subjects like English, Science and Maths at GCSE level, there are a range of other subjects you can choose to study as well. Some courses are really practical and hands-on, whereas others are more academic and involve more reading and writing.
What level should a Year 9 student be at?
What level / grade should I expect my child to be achieving? The majority of 11-year-old children are expected to achieve Level 4 by the end of Year 6. The national expectation for students at the end of Year 9 is to achieve a Level 6 to secure two levels of progress in Key Stage 3.
What are the easiest GCSEs?
I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 easiest GCSEs you can do, so you don’t have to….
- GCSE Business Studies.
- GCSE Catering.
- GCSE Design and Technology.
- GCSE Geography.
- GCSE Music.
- GCSE Physical Education.
- GCSE Religious Studies.
- GCSE Film Studies.
What if my child fails GCSEs?
You can still enrol to retake your GCSEs at a local school or college. This means you’ll have a timetable and attend classes with other GCSE students. For Maths and English, resitting is compulsory if you haven’t achieved a pass (grade 4).
What do I do after year 11?
So, what are my options?
- Stay at School, go to a College or Sixth Form and study full time courses.
- Get a job and take a work related course alongside it such as an OCR National, BTEC, City and Guilds or other accredited course.
- Be Self Employed but you will also need to do some accredited learning or training course.
What are the 5 GCSEs?
Level 1 qualifications constitute GCSEs at grades G, F, E, and D or 1, 2, and 3. Level 2 qualifications are those at grades C, B, A, and A* or 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Is Grade 3 GCSE a pass?
Is grade 3 a pass? For a ‘standard pass’, equivalent to the old C grade, students will need to achieve a 4 grade, while a 5 will constitute a ‘strong pass’. Overall grades 4,5 and 6 will be equivalent to grades B and C in the old grading system.
What GCSEs do you have to take in the UK?
Maths, English and Science are the core subjects everyone must take at GCSE in England. English Language is compulsory in all schools, and so is English Literature in the majority of schools, but there are exceptions, so do check.
What are the different types of GCSEs?
Although you do get to choose most your GCSE options, there are some subjects that are compulsory. These are known as core GCSE subjects and include: Maths. English Language. English Literature. Welsh (if you live in Wales) Sciences (either single, double or triple science)
What GCSEs do you need to study further education?
Most further education courses, whether at school, sixth form, college, university, will expect you to have GCSEs (or equivalent Level 2 qualifications) in English Language, Maths and Science, so it’s likely that your school will make these three subjects compulsory. You will, however, need to choose your additional subjects.
What are the 5 core GCSE subjects?
These are known as core GCSE subjects and include: 1 Maths 2 English Language 3 English Literature 4 Welsh (if you live in Wales) 5 Sciences (either single, double or triple science) More