According to a new report by the  exams regulator , some teachers have been marking students' (GCSE) coursework "significantly" too high. There was controversy concerning GCSE English exams in the UK earlier this year. In June's GCSE English exam, the grade boundaries were different from the exam in January, which meant thousands of pupils received lower June grades than they would have in January. The  Education Minister ordered a re-grading of Welsh pupils' exam papers; pupils who sat exams in  were left with their original grades. Pupils in England, Wales, and  currently sit GCSEs. This year, the UK government announced plans to replace GCSEs with a new examination, similar to the old . In  pupils currently sit examinations, which will shortly be replaced by National 4 and 5 exams.
According to a new report by the United Kingdom exams regulator , some teachers have been marking students' (GCSE) coursework "significantly" too high. There was controversy concerning GCSE English exams in the UK earlier this year. In June's GCSE English exam, the grade boundaries were different from the exam in January, which meant thousands of pupils received lower June grades than they would have in January. The Welsh Education Minister ordered a re-grading of Welsh pupils' exam papers; pupils who sat exams in England were left with their original grades. Pupils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland currently sit GCSEs. This year, the UK government announced plans to replace GCSEs with a new examination, similar to the old . In Scotland pupils currently sit examinations, which will shortly be replaced by National 4 and 5 exams.
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