Trying to save a sinking ship
- Nevil Chiles
- Aug 24, 2012
- 1 min read
Gove denies interference in GCSEs
It looks to me as if the Government, along with the examination boards, are desperately trying to save a sinking ship.
Regardless of this bickering over grade boundaries the core problem is that GCSEs need to be swept away to make way for a more challenging and far simpler system.
Students past, present and future should be able to stand side by side with qualifications in hand. The achievement of five As (at O Level) in 1970 is a far greater one than the achievement of five GCSE As in 2012. We need to rectify this now so future generations get the education they deserve.