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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.<\/p>\n
“We’ve got a long way to go,” said Faith,<\/b> who enjoys drama, music and art.<\/p>\n
But Tomos<\/b> feels a “bit nervous because there’s going to be a lot of revision”.<\/p>\n
Albert<\/b>, 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”.<\/p>\n
Under the new GCSEs, there will be less emphasis on exams in some subjects and more assessment throughout the course.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Cadey<\/b>, 17, who is taking sciences at A-level, said she was not convinced merging sciences in one qualification was the right approach.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Too much divergence between qualifications in England and Wales was a worry for Alex<\/b>, 17.<\/p>\n
He said it was important the system “allows universities in particular to understand students\u2019 knowledge and understanding in particular areas”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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