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.
Top grades at GCSE dropped for the fourth year in a row to 6.6 per cent of pupils getting A* as efforts to fight grade inflation continue, provisional results have shown.e also said a change from coursework to more examinations is suited for boys to perform better. He said: Schools have been working very hard on this for a very long time and one of the things that schools have become very good at is very closely monitoring the progress of every single student.