GCSE and IGCSE
Commons · Question 42892 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure academic consistency between (a) GCSEs and (b) iGCSEs; and whether she has held discussions with (i) teachers and (ii) parents on perceptions of the differences bet
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 8 Apr 2025
International GCSEs, which includes iGCSEs, and GCSEs in England are different qualifications. Unlike GCSEs, international GCSEs are not developed by the department, regulated by Ofqual or funded for use in state schools. International GCSEs have also not...