Parliament’s Education Select Committee has delivered a stark warning to education secretary Michael Gove, raising concerns over several aspects of his GCSE examination reforms.
A report from the cross-party committee argues that plans to introduce several key changes on such a tight timetable will “jeopardise the quality of the reforms and may threaten the stability of the wider exam system”.
The MPs say that Mr Gove has “not proved the case” that GCSEs in the key academic subjects should be abolished and replaced with new English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBC) qualifications.
They are also concerned at “wide-ranging” opposition to the reforms within the education sector and have reminded Mr Gove that he should have “as wide support as possible” for such significant reforms.
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