Andrews defends GCSE regrade
The Education Minister in the Welsh Government, Leighton Andrews, has defended his decision to order a regrade of English-language GCSE exams last year, in front of MPs on the Commons Education committee.
GCSEs regrade was 'unhappy time' - minister
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has described last year's GCSEs fiasco as 'an unhappy time.' Questioned by MPs on the Commons Education Committee, he admitted there will be questions about the value of last year's C-grade but said the alternative was worse.
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