State and independent school headteachers met with education secretary Michael Gove last week to try to thrash out a solution to claims of poor quality and inconsistent marking of GCSE and A level examinations.
The move follows a report published last month by the HMC, the organisation representing public school heads, which criticised a “deteriorating national industry of public examinations”.
The study, England’s ‘Examination Industry’: Deterioration and decay, found deep-rooted problems with quality and consistency of marking, and problems with the appeals process.
Last week’s meeting was led by HMC, but also included the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and the National Association of Head Teachers.
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