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.
It indicates that 47 per cent of pupils taking GCSEs in 2013 will be taking subjects that could lead to an EBacc, compared with 22 per cent of GCSE-stage pupils entered for the EBacc in 2010. Schools are opening up EBacc subjects to their pupils, but many pupils are taking other subject choices.