More private schools could ditch GCSEs after London school announces own qualification

More private schools could ditch GCSEs after London school announces own qualification

Growing numbers of private schools are expected to abandon GCSEs after a London school announced it will create its own qualifications, experts warned on Wednesday.The £24,000-a-year Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith will drop all GCSEs apart from English and maths. It said this will stretch pupils further and free up a quarter of its teaching time.Pupils will instead take Latymer’s own qualifications, which have not yet been named, and will end up with a portfolio and transcript of what they have learnt in each subject. Teaching for the new qualification will begin in 2027.


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