NUT concerned about coursework changes
NUT concerned about coursework changes
The NUT has accused the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) of being "draconian" in the wake of new plans to change GCSE coursework.
The exams watchdog today announced that coursework in a range of subjects including English literature, history and modern languages should no longer be marked and set by teachers and should be replaced by controlled assessments.
But the teachers' union expressed concern that such controlled assessments remained an unknown and untested alternative to coursework.
The QCA said it conducted a subject-by-subject review to assess where changes were needed, but the head of education at the NUT said decisions had been made without prior consultation with teacher associations, reports the BBC.
"An alternative has been proposed which hasn't been worked up - which is controlled assessment," head of education John Bangs told the BBC.
"We don't know what it looks like. So you've got rid of something before you know what is going to replace it."
The QCA also announced coursework would continue in practical subjects such as music and PE, but with stronger safeguards in place.
The changes are expected to be effective from 2009, except the scrapping of maths coursework, announced last week, which is scheduled to take effect from next September.
The NUT has accused the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) of being "draconian" in the wake of new plans to change GCSE coursework.
The exams watchdog today announced that coursework in a range of subjects including English literature, history and modern languages should no longer be marked and set by teachers and should be replaced by controlled assessments.
But the teachers' union expressed concern that such controlled assessments remained an unknown and untested alternative to coursework.
The QCA said it conducted a subject-by-subject review to assess where changes were needed, but the head of education at the NUT said decisions had been made without prior consultation with teacher associations, reports the BBC.
"An alternative has been proposed which hasn't been worked up - which is controlled assessment," head of education John Bangs told the BBC.
"We don't know what it looks like. So you've got rid of something before you know what is going to replace it."
The QCA also announced coursework would continue in practical subjects such as music and PE, but with stronger safeguards in place.
The changes are expected to be effective from 2009, except the scrapping of maths coursework, announced last week, which is scheduled to take effect from next September.
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