The Lucy Powell argument is that children from poorer backgrounds and with special needs have suffered as a result of the Gove reforms because many of them do badly at GCSE and end up unemployed. Where does the truth lie? Gove got rid of ‘vocational alternatives’ to GCSEs because of clear evidence that they were... Continue Reading →
Public Exam and University News, August 2023
Public exam news This summer we return to the same grading standards as were used in 2019. That means awarding the same proportion of students to each grade as in 2019. So if, for example, 10% of students in 2019 got a GCSE grade 9 in Latin, this year roughly that proportion will get a... Continue Reading →