GCSE results: Why grades don't tell the full story
August 22, 2024
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Summary
Are GCSEs the best thing for 16-year-olds to show as they leave secondary education? Is there a better method to assess what they've achieved in school and to set them up for their next step? <br /> <br />Niall Paterson explores the future for GCSEs on this episode – and asks why where you live can affect the grades you get. <br /> <br />He speaks to two headteachers - Becky Arnold at Framingham Earl high school near Norwich, and Farhan Adam at Crown Hills Community College in Leicester who was awarded "headteacher of the year" in 2023. <br /><br />Plus, Louis Hodge of the research organisation Education Policy Institute (EPI) joins Niall to discuss the "disadvantage gap" in today's GCSE results. <br /> <br />Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse <br />Editor: Paul Stanworth <br />
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