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.
The overall entry for GCSE is down 4.2% to 5.15 million and the cohort size for 16 year olds is also down, by 2.62%. Performance at GCSE improved by 0.6 percentage points at grades A*-A (from 22.6% in 2010 to 23.2% in 2011), which is down on last yearâs increase of 1 percentage point. Performance at grades A*-C increased by 0.8 percentage points (from 69.0% in 2010 to 69.8% in 2011), also down on last yearâs increase of 2 percentage points. In English, the proportion of students achieving a grade A*-C has gone up by 0.7 percentage points (from 64.7% in 2010 to 65.4% in 2011).