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Old 21-06-2012, 07:50   #1
martyh
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Return of the 'O' level

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GCSEs are to be scrapped and new, more rigorous O-levels brought back in the most radical overhaul of the school exams system for 30 years.Education Secretary Michael Gove is set to abolish the national curriculum in English secondary schools, according to leaked documents.
http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16250644

About bloody time .My son has just completed his exams and i must say they are an absolute joke ,it is almost impossible to fail them he had one exam remarked untill he reached the required score for a pass

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18529471

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Sources have told the BBC that Mr Gove believes GCSEs "have gone beyond the point of rescue".
quite agree
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