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Pearson: Special conditions: May 2014
We have placed special conditions on Pearson to make sure its processes and procedures for new GCSEs, graded 9 to 1, work as intended.
Applies to England
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| Awarding organisation | Issue | Action taken | Case status |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Pearson) | Development, delivery and award of GCSE (9 to 1) qualifications | Imposed special conditions (at recognition) | Open |
On 14 May 2014, we accepted Pearson바카라 사이트™s application to be recognised for the new GCSE (9 to 1) qualifications.
At the same time, we decided to impose special conditions on Pearson for those qualifications. This is because:
- GCSE (9 to 1) qualifications are important qualifications: they will be used for the purposes of students moving to higher education and employment and for school league tables
- the new GCSEs are also fundamentally different from existing GCSE qualifications (graded A* to G) that Pearson currently provide
- as part of its application for recognition Pearson explained how it will implement the development, delivery and award of GCSE (9 to 1) qualifications (it바카라 사이트™s 바카라 사이트˜implementation plan바카라 사이트™), but these processes and practices have not yet been fully tested in operation
- to maintain standards and public confidence in GCSEs, we want to closely monitor Pearson바카라 사이트™s implementation plan and any changes to it
We will review these conditions on or before 1 October 2016, and will remove them when they are no longer necessary.
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Published 14 May 2014