Tied up in coursewor

13th January 2006, 12:00am

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Edexcel GCSE science curricula, which could include up to 70 per cent coursework, was criticised by teachers attending a workshop by the exam board. One physics teacher said: “This is disappointing - we long to be freed from internal assessment as it is enormously burdensome and time-consuming, and it encourages dishonesty among pupils.”

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