Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing There has been a lot of changes to GCSEs in the past couple of years due to the pandemic.
Exams were cancelled for the second successive year and grades have been awarded by teachers. But one change that has taken place gradually is the grade scale - which may still seem confusing to parents. READ MORE: It was fully implemented last year for all subjects and was reformed to keep pace with university and employer demands.
It's based on new and more comprehensive subject content, and also has a higher grade than the old A*. It follows a numerical format as opposed to letters running from 9 (the highest grade) to 1 (the lowest grade).
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