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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22854908

In English language, 20% rather than the current 12% of marks will be awarded for good spelling, punctuation and grammar and a "greater range of writing skills" will be required.

A change that's been long overdue .....

Pupils who opt to take geography will be examined on the range of skills needed for fieldwork and there will be more emphasis on the human and physical geography of the UK.

I have no idea how that differs from current practice .....

New science GCSEs contain practical experiments and extended work on topics such as genetics and ecology in biology, nanoparticles and bioleaching in chemistry, and energy and space in physics.

I don't know what those will entail, but they sound interesting and challenging .....