I’m angry and becoming angrier all the time. I’ve looked back over my columns for SecEd this year and have re-read my colleagues’ diaries.
They have made me laugh, at times they have made me very sad, they have reassured me when they have picked up on something that has been vexing me, and they have generally encouraged me knowing that we are all on the same journey and thinking in a similar way despite the fact that we have never met and don’t know who our colleague diarists are.
So, why am I angry? It’s very simple; English GCSE – again. This time it is the proposal to remove the speaking and listening marks from the final GCSE grade. A proposal which will, no doubt, be approved regardless of the outcomes of Ofqual’s current consultation.
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