A B reader is a physician certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as demonstrating proficiency in classifying radiographs of the pneumoconioses. 1  1 History.  2 Objectives of the B reader program.
On the subject of pupils taking fewer GCSE exams, Mr Dodd added: The whole accountability system is changing and they will focus on GCSEs in eight subject areas. Candidates won't be doing 12 GCSE's, as some have done in the past, because the whole accountability system will drive candidates to do fewer subjects..eachers will be able to choose between two papers for their pupils: higher maths, which offers pupils a pass at grades 4 to 9, and a less testing paper, which offers only grades 1 to 5.
Exams watchdog Ofqual has told schools to expect âparticularly volatileâ GCSE and A-level results (File pic). This is now expected to have a knock-on effect on complaints to exam boards, which have risen every year since 2008.Last year 329,900 GCSE and A-level results were challenged by schools on behalf of pupils â a 13 per cent increase in a year.ecord number set to appeal A-level and GCSE results: Grades set to drop following changes to the exam system. 1  Complaints to exam boards have risen every year since 2008.