The return to a linear form, with exams at the end of a two-year course will take effect in England in 2015.
It does not have a modular structure and emphasises the virtues of "digging deeper" into a subject - with exams at the end of two years of study.
It does not have a modular structure and emphasises "digging deeper" into a subject - with exams at the end of two years of study.
The end of the semester was upon us, and with it final exams.
New GCSEs will be taught in certain key subjects from September 2015, which the government says will be linear (exams taken at the end), with less controlled assessment (coursework) and more emphasis on "extended writing" rather than "bite-sized questions".
Education Secretary Michael Gove says modular GCSEs are to be phased out, with students starting in 2012 taking all exams at the end of the course.
The committee's report said it agreed with many of the plans to overhaul GCSEs - such as moving exams to the end of a course and limiting the culture of excessive resits.
Under plans out for consultation, England's A-levels could change for students starting courses as early as next year, with proposals to end their modular nature so that all exams are taken only at the end of two years.
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Changes to A-levels also involve a move to exams being taken at the end of two years' study, with the first new A-levels in certain key subjects due to be taught in schools and colleges from September 2015.
Professor Wolf's review also called for the end of "perverse incentives" in school league tables - with some pupils being steered towards vocational exams which would improve school rankings.
The school is hoping to open on 9 January for students taking exams, with the rest of those at the 1, 330-pupil school returning by the end of that week.
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It has been galling for Zhengzhou University graduates to end up with roughly the same certificate as their Shengda counterparts, who they will have had to outperform in exams in order to win their university place.
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