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- initialism trademark International General Certificate of Secondary Education; an internationally recognised qualification taken by
secondary school students inEngland ,Wales andNorthern Ireland . Similar to theGCSE .
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But every pupil takes 12 subjects at IGCSE, which is more than any school in the country.
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Over the next three years the IGCSE, which is said by supporters to be more challenging and a better preparation for A-levels, is expected to become so popular that around 80% of private schools will offer at least one course.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Personally I only use a course book (very selectively) for my English IGCSE class (1st and 2nd language) Lindsay please could you write a Global style coursebook for IGCSE English?
C is for Coursebook (by Lindsay Clandfield) « An A-Z of ELT 2010
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In the last 10 years, part of her job is to make flying visits far afield for intense training sessions for those teaching IGCSE courses.
A working life: The examiner Mark Tran 2010
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As her papers are designed for students all over the world – this year, Cambridge IGCSE papers were taken by students in more than 120 countries as well as at some 400 schools in the UK – the subjects and questions have to be "culturally sensitive", so no mention of alcohol or Christmas trees, for example.
A working life: The examiner Mark Tran 2010
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In March last year, one of the country's leading private schools, Manchester Grammar, revealed that it was dropping GCSEs in all subjects apart from art and replacing them with the IGCSE.
International GCSE offer rejected by majority of state schools 2010
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Calls to offer the IGCSE are denounced as ‘elitist’.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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She is now one of about 9,000 Cambridge IGCSE examiners marking papers from all over the world.
A working life: The examiner Mark Tran 2010
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Manchester grammar school dropped GCSEs in all subjects apart from art and replaced them with the International GCSE (IGCSE), an alternative more similar to traditional O-levels.
GCSE results: Record results see pass rates rise for 23rd year in a row 2010
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Calls to offer the IGCSE are denounced as ‘elitist’.
This Sceptred Isle 2010
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