It is a task faced by teachers and moderators of GCSE English papers every year. GCSEs are divided into exams, which are marked by boards, and "controlled assessments" - similar to what used to be ...

This does not apply the other way around. Two marks are available for structure which means writing an essay that has a consistent structured argument running throughout it. It is important that ...

It comes after a report by Ofqual found that teachers in some secondary schools over marked GCSE English essays last year in a bid to get more pupils to a grade C, thereby “fiddling” league ...

Some doubts inevitably remain." Course work, which amounts for 10 per cent of the final GCSE English mark, is set to be radically cut back and in many subjects pupils will not be allowed to take ...

Teachers are complaining that this summer’s tougher GCSE pass mark is not fair ... Top grade passes only fell, for English, by 1.5 points in the numbers getting a Grade C.

Head teachers from more than 100 schools have raised concerns with the education minister, Huw Lewis Welsh exams board WJEC is to re-mark some of the new GCSE English papers taken in January after ...

Question: How do you mark a subjective question in an objective manner? It is a task faced by teachers and moderators of GCSE English papers every year. GCSEs are divided into exams, which are ...