Baccalaureate replaces GCSEs
The GCSE exam for 16-year-old children in England is to be replaced by an English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBacc), with the first courses to begin in September 2015, it was announced today.
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ITV's Paul Davies has visited a school in Cambridge, where pupils and staff are concerned about the implications of the switch from GCSEs to the English Baccalaureate Certificate.
GCSEs 'simply don't work anymore'
The government's view is that the GCSE exam reform will bring much needed rigour to a system where standards have been slipping for years, reports Tom Bradby.
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Government should start debate on how curriculum is taught, says union chief
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has commented on Michael Gove's plans to replace GCSEs with the English Baccalaureate Certificate.
Gove pushes through radical changes to exams despite compromise
by Tom Bradby - Political EditorMichael Gove has reformed the school exam system - but not in the way he initially intended.
There was a big row inside government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats and what we've ended up with is a compromise - critics might say a fudge.
What are people who are sitting GCSEs over the coming years supposed to think when their exam is being downgraded?
However, it's worth pointing out that there are some radical changes about this.
A lot of people in education would say that they get incredibly frustrated with the current system, they feel that having multiple exam boards inevitably leads to a race.
So there are some significant changes today, and Mr Gove would certainly like us to focus on that.
Welsh MP says that students 'could be left behind' after exam reform
Alun Cairns, MP for the Vale of Glamorgan, is concerned that if the Welsh Government don't change their stance on GCSEs in Wales, Welsh students could be left behind.
Nick Clegg 'wholeheartedly' supports exam reforms
Nick Clegg has said he "wholeheartedly" supports Michael Gove's plans to replace GCSEs with the English Baccalaureate Certificate.
Speaking during a visit to Burlington Danes Academy school in White City, west London, he said:
– Nick Clegg, deputy prime ministerThere are many people who think that if you want to make the system more rigorous, you have to leave some behind, but I disagree.
"I think you can have greater rigour in the exam system, that's a good thing, but also ensure we can cater for all children, the same way the present exam does.
Michael Gove and I have worked closely on this, we are both committed equally to greater rigour in the exam system, yet being inclusive and supportive within the system.
I wholeheartedly support this, I think this is a really good reform.
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Gove replaces GCSE exams with English Baccalaureate
The GCSE exam for children in England is to be replaced by an English Baccalaureate Certificate with the first courses to begin in 2015.
Read the full storyGCSEs 'designed for different age' says Gove
Michael Gove has said that GCSE exams were "designed for a different age", promising to restore exam rigour and tackle grade inflation.
'Deeply disappointing' that Gove's exam reform appeared in the press
Shadow Secretary of State for Education Stephen Twigg has said that it is "deeply disappointing" that information about Michael Gove's exam reform appeared in the Mail on Sunday ahead of an official announcement.
Mr Twigg also accused Mr Gove of failing to produce a plan to solve the "fiasco" of the English GCSE marking controversy.
English Baccalaureate will make 'enhanced provision' for students
The new English Baccalaureate Certificate examinations will make "enhanced provision" for students who find them difficult, says Michael Gove.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Gove said that students who felt they would not be able to sit the exams at 16 would instead be able to sit them at 17 or 18.