Order of Importance of GCSE Curricular Subjects?

Because I am kind of science nerd so I wish it I was science, however its maths and English you need later on in life so I would say there equally important as something employees look for later on in life and you need in order to get into other qualifications. I know people who have got A* in English but D's In maths or the other way around and they struggle to get into certain carrerrs/schools, its better in a way to get C and b's in both like I did many years ago, I guess it depends slightly what you wanna do as well though like drama students can get away without maths but have to have English

 

Personally, Maths, Science, English, ICT and then D&T. I am not convinced of their value post college anyway, no job of mine has ever ever looked at them and things like RE/French left such a lasting impression on me I have forgotten everything they taught me.

PE for us was taught once a week but only an optional GCSE (GCSE PE was extra lessons), all the fun of the locker rooms none of the hassle of studying for an exam.

 

Maths
English
Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
Languages (German, Mandarin)
Social Sciences (History, Geography)
RMPS
Everything else

Why are the poll results hidden?

 

Hmm, I would, naturally, say English, but as for GCSEs, I wouldn't say English. This is because when you get to GCSE, all you're doing is writing letters and analysing books and poetry. Before GCSE, you should already be literate!
Although for a career point of view, employers are very keen to employ someone with good English GCSE grades, especially Language, as it shows you can do presentations, write reports, letters etc.

 

Thanks, clarkec1

 

I would not swallow what your teachers say on that, my writing standards are piss poor but I got a C in English. My dad who does not have a GCSE to his name can write much more comprehensive reports/presentations/better spelling/grammar/punctuation than me,..I think years ago it was beaten into you at school, now the school purely teach you to pass the exam.

 

Is this a Europe/ England thing? XD

 

Personally, English, Maths and Science, then everything else comes second. (Although saying that, I have been slightly stressing over R.E and Sociology)

 

English all the way.

Never ask a maths teacher when you're going to use algebra in later life. They crumble.

 

English, wins forever.
Idk what GCSE is. But, English (or main language in general) should always be important.

 

The GCSEs are school leaving qualifications in the UK taken by students at around 15/6. After that, you can either leave school completely, take some kind of vocational route (like an apprenticeship, community college course) or carry on with academic studies focussed on around three or four specific subjects.

Anyway, I chose English, though I think that Maths ultimately does come tied with it. Science would come next, quickly followed by a language. As a French/German/Spanish teacher in training, I'd say that a modern foreign language would come directly after that, and should be compulsory in some form (even as some sort of entry level certificate for less able pupils). It disgraces me how far behind the UK is with accepting the importance of foreign languages, especially when much of Europe is bi- or trilingual.

 

Ah! Thanks for explaining.
That is quite the interesting concept.

 

English. If one cannot communicate effectively, they will not gain respect or make it far.

 

Im in US and I took Latin in high school.
That is SO NOT a modern foreign language xD

though I do ask, do european scientists know their materials on top of foreign languages?

 

In Northern and Central Europe, almost definitely. In the rest of Europe, to a lesser extent.