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<p>Officials at the Department have held a number of discussions with the Confederation
of British Industry, the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chamber of
Commerce with the purpose of increasing awareness and understanding of the new GCSEs.
The Department has also worked with these organisations to communicate the new GCSE
grading scale to employers, via the Department’s online factsheets and videos.</p><p>Ofqual,
the independent qualifications regulator, has also worked with these organisations
and other employer groups to support employer understanding. Ofqual published a report
on perceptions of the new GCSEs in April 2018. The findings showed that awareness
amongst businesses of the 9 to 1 grading scale had doubled from 32% in the previous
survey in April 2017, to 68% this year.</p><p>Ministers regularly meet employer groups
to discuss a range of issues.</p>
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