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WISERD GCSE Series – Part 3: Is tiering fair for all students?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 3: Is tiering fair for all students?

Posted on 25 August 2017 by WISERD

©University of the Fraser Valley via Flickr (CC BY 3.0) Having previously looked at the different types of GCSE courses and how they are assessed, in the third and final […]

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 2: Should internal assessment be used for GCSEs?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 2: Should internal assessment be used for GCSEs?

Posted on 24 August 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: Komsomolec, via Pixabay, CC0 Creative Commons Earlier this week we looked at the recent reforms to GCSEs across England, Northern Ireland and Wales and considered students’ views on […]

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 1: Should all GCSE students be assessed in the same way?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 1: Should all GCSE students be assessed in the same way?

Posted on 22 August 2017 by WISERD

In the first of a series of blogs about students’ perspectives on the fairness of GCSEs, Dr Rhian Barrance outlines the recent reforms to GCSEs across England, Northern Ireland and […]

Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people

Posted on 27 March 2017 by WISERD

Credit: Shutterstock It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to […]

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Posted on 7 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: skankster, iStock Brexit in Scotland and Wales A majority 64% of young people voted in the UK referendum on EU membership last June, but 70% of them were […]