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  2. Passing (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Different contexts and situations may make passing more easy or difficult and/or more safe or risky. How well others know the passer may impede their abilities as well. One scholar explains, "Individuals may pass in some situations but not others, effectively creating different arenas of life (depending on whether the stigma is known or not).

  3. Academic grading in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    GCSE grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) – Certificate and qualification awarded. At GCSE, considered a 'standard pass', and awards a qualification at Level 2 of the RQF. GCSE grades 3 to 1 (D to G) – Certificate and qualification awarded. At GCSE, awards a qualification at Level 1 of the RQF.

  4. General National Vocational Qualification - Wikipedia

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    They were commonly used between early 2000 and 2005 as one-year courses for post-GCSE students who wished to further their education within the sixth-form but not at an A-Level standard. The course was generally undertaken in Wales at Intermediate level with day-release at an appropriate work placement during school hours for the duration of ...

  5. Examination boards in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, the Oxford Schools Examinations Board sold its GCSE functions to the Associated Examining Board [17] (OSEB's A Level functions went to UCLES). [2] NEAB, the AEB and the vocational City & Guilds formed the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) in 1997, [ 18 ] with the AEB and NEAB formally merging into AQA in 2000 (City & Guilds ...

  6. GCE Ordinary Level (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    O-level logo. The General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level, also called the O-level or O level, was a subject-based academic qualification.Introduced in 1951 as a replacement for the 16+ School Certificate (SC), the O-level would act as a pathway to the new, more in-depth and academically rigorous A-level (Advanced Level), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  7. 8 Ways to Be a Sober Social Butterfly - AOL

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    As progesterone and estrogen decline through menopause, so can mood – and a cocktail or four can be a quick and easy band-aid solution to make us feel better.

  8. Entry Level Certificate - Wikipedia

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    When converting qualifications to school attainment points, Entry 1 is worth 10 points, Entry 2 is worth 12 and Entry 3 is worth 14. This compares to 16 points for GCSE Grade G (the lowest GCSE pass) and 22 points for GCSE Grade F. [3]

  9. Mickey Mouse degrees - Wikipedia

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    The term was used by the Minister of State for Universities Margaret Hodge, during a discussion on higher education expansion.Hodge defined a Mickey Mouse course as "one where the content is perhaps not as rigorous as one would expect and where the degree itself may not have huge relevance in the labour market"; and that, furthermore, "simply stacking up numbers on Mickey Mouse courses is not ...