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At Monmouth Comprehensive School, Year 7 pupils Faith and Tomos, 12, will be among the first to take the new look GCSEs but, at the moment, they feel distant.
“We’ve got a long way to go,” said Faith, who enjoys drama, music and art.
But Tomos feels a “bit nervous because there’s going to be a lot of revision”.
Albert, in Year 10, who has just done some GCSE exams, said he had enjoyed the chance to specialise but felt there was room to “shake things up”.
Under the new GCSEs, there will be less emphasis on exams in some subjects and more assessment throughout the course.
“I quite like exams because they’re a good knowledge focus – you know what you’re learning for… but I do know some people who have struggled with exams,” he said.
Cadey, 17, who is taking sciences at A-level, said she was not convinced merging sciences in one qualification was the right approach.
“They’re good separate because they are separate entities. I feel like you would struggle to do the A-levels if they were all mixed in together at GCSE,” she added.
Too much divergence between qualifications in England and Wales was a worry for Alex, 17.
He said it was important the system “allows universities in particular to understand students’ knowledge and understanding in particular areas”.
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