International Qualification Dumped By Trial Schools
Schools are dropping the international GCSE as the Government does not recognise the qualification. What an indictment of the Government. Is it the word International that scares them? This new qualification had a lot going for it bringing new dimensions to maths and English, but it needs a chance to bed in. The educational values weres enhanced but we hear of games being played with the marking standards which appeared far from standard. Without the recognition from the government it is a dead duck. Targets will see to that as any school, academy or college taking the IGCSE wil score zero irrespective of the actual achievement. And in the game of targets this is a disaster for the school.
Whilst the world becomes ever smaller and we enter global employment opportunities the benefit of a International standard is blown out of the window before it had a chance to show its metal. Crazy times. Read more
