What are the changes to the assessment of GCSE coursework?
Changes to the assessment of all GCSEs except science are to be introduced in September 2009. Coursework will be replaced by controlled assessments in: business studies, classical subjects, economics, English literature, geography, history, modern foreign languages, religious studies and social sciences. Decisions will be taken about English and ICT once the methods of assessment for functional skills are finalised. Coursework was removed from mathematics from first teaching in 2007. Internal assessment will continue for art and design, design and technology, home economics, music and physical education, where stronger safeguards should be put in place. Further guidance about suggested safeguards is included in the PDF Authenticating coursework: A teacher’s guide. Controlled assessments will be taken under supervised conditions. They will either be set by the awarding body and marked by teachers or set by teachers and marked by the awarding body. Controlled assessments may involve diff
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