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The article explains major reform changes introduced in Wales from September 2015 across maths, English, and Welsh, including new tiers, revised assessment weightings, and linear course delivery. 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As with last week’s A level results , the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ – a membership organisation of the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK) publish summaries of the results. The JCQ data shows the collective results of the entries of the member awarding bodies.  \nChanges to GCSEs in Wales  \nThere have been significant changes to the GCSE exams in English, Welsh and maths which were introduced in September 2015. These will be first results of the reformed qualifications. Full details of the changes can be seen in the Qualifications Wales guest blog. In summary:  \n􀀐 Maths has been split into two new exams – GCSE Maths and GCSE Maths Numeracy. Students now have a choice of three tiers of entry – foundation, intermediate and higher with each having a different set of grades available;  \n􀀐 In English Language 80 per cent of the qualification is based on two exam papers that focus on reading and writing. The speaking and listening assessment contributes the remaining 20 per cent towards the final grade. Written coursework that previously accounted for 20 per cent of the final grade has been removed;  \n􀀐 GCSE Welsh Language includes two speaking and listening assessments, a group and individual task that count 30 per cent towards the overall grade. The remaining 70 per cent is based on two exam papers that focus on reading and writing;  \n􀀐 In both English Language and Welsh Language the assessments are no longer tiered (foundation and higher) and all candidates sit the same exam paper. The new qualifications are also linear and students must now sit all their exams at the end of the course;  \n􀀐 Both the English Literature and Welsh Literature remain unitised and students can take units and resit them during the course.  \nEarly entry  \nIn July this year, Qualifications Wales said that results in English, Welsh and Maths were expected to be lower than in previous years. As they stated in their blog, different entry patterns may account for lower results. For example, a substantial number of students who have taken GCSE English Language are still in Year 10. Approximately 21,000 Year 10 pupils in Wales sat the exam in June, representing around 65 per cent of all Year 10  \nstudents in Wales.  \nKirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education said in Plenary in July:  \nWe also know that we have seen record early entry into this examination series. I am deeply concerned that some schools, for whatever reason, are entering children early for exams, after only one year of study of a course that should have been delivered over two years. And those students, who have the potential to get an A* maybe after two years, will get a C this summer , and those schools will settle for that C. That’s why I’ve asked Qualifications Wales to do a report into early entry, and I will take the appropriate action to ensure that early entry does not jeopardise my pursuit of high standards in our education system.  \nSteve Davies, the Welsh Government’s Director of Education told the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee in May that Qualifications Wales would publish thereport in September and, in light of the review, the Welsh Government would take action.  \nQualifications Wales’ blog article on this year’s GCSEs provides further information on the results for 16 year olds.  \nChanges in England  \nAs in Wales, GCSE are being reformed in England. New GCSEs in English Language, English Literature and Maths were be taught in schools from 2015 and these are the first results from the reformed qualifications. Further GCSE subjects were to be introduced over the following two years. The changes in England include:  \n􀀐 A new grading scale of 9 to 1 will be used: 9 is the top grade;  \n􀀐 Assessment will be mainly by exam, with other types of assessment used only where the","cbCaimYYuobJnc0w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimYYuobJnc0w","pdf",352408,"English","# Today’s GCSE results\n## JCQ summaries and what they include\n# Changes to GCSEs in Wales\n## Reformed maths, English, and Welsh\n## Early entry and expected lower results\n# Changes in England\n## 9 to 1 grading scale and assessment model\n## Curriculum structure and resits\n# Results comparison limits","[{\"question\":\"What does the JCQ summary of GCSE results cover?\",\"answer\":\"It aggregates the collective entries reported by JCQ member awarding bodies and reflects the summer results series.\"},{\"question\":\"What key changes were introduced to GCSEs in Wales from September 2015?\",\"answer\":\"Reforms include new maths examinations, updated weighting for reading/writing and speaking/listening in English and Welsh, removal of tiering in those languages, and a shift to linear delivery requiring exams at the end of the course.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are year-on-year or cross-country comparisons of GCSE results difficult?\",\"answer\":\"The new Wales and England reforms, grading changes, and policy divergence mean the grade scales are not directly comparable, and JCQ data includes only the summer series while excluding winter early entries and some resits.\"}]","GCSE results day - Wales and England exam reforms overview | PDF",15]