Businesses should be aware of the new grading scale now appearing on CVs. Ofqual’s Richard Garrett explains.
As I am sure most of you will have seen, GCSEs in England have been reformed, with a new 9 to 1 grading scale replacing the old A* to G scale. As 9 to 1 GCSE grades will be appearing on applicants’ CVs, it’s important that businesses know what has changed.
GCSEs in England have been reformed to better prepare students for work and for further study. Reformed GCSEs are based on new, more-demanding subject content that stretches the most able, and remains accessible to students who have a wide range of abilities. The new 9 to 1 grading scale makes it clear that students have studied the reformed GCSEs.
9 is the top grade and the new scale has more higher grades than the old A* to G. This allows you to better distinguish between students of different abilities.
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