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Michael Gove announced the reforms to exams when he was education secretary in 2013 (Picture: Getty)Michael Gove announced sweeping reforms to the structure, style and content of very cheap jordans free shipping GCSE’s and A levels when he was Education Secretary in 2013.

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New style GCSE’s were first taught in English language, English literature and maths from September 2015, with the first results issued in August 2017. More subjects have been added for this year and next.

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A grade 4 is a pass, equivalent to a C, while a grade 7 is equivalent to an A.

cheap jordans in china Sarah Jayne Blakemore speaking at the cheap jordans youth Hay Festival in May about exam stress and brain development in 16 year olds (Picture: Rex)Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, Sarah Jayne Blakemore, recently told the Hay Literary Festival: ‘Why do we still have GCSEs? cheap jordans in china

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‘But that’s no good reason to have an extremely stressful exam which, by the way, I think has become more stressful in the last ten years just at an age where children are going through all this change in terms of brain, behaviour hormones and social changes, and rendering them very vulnerable to things like mental health problems.’

She added: ‘Given that our children now have to stay in some form of education until they’re 18, we don’t need those exams aged 16.’

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