Government plan to scrap GCSEs is 'too much, too fast'
EAST YORKS: The pace of GCSE exam reform has been attacked by a government committee chaired by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart.
The Government has not proved its case for abolishing GCSEs in the key academic subjects in favour of English Baccalaureate exams, the education committee said today.
Launching the committee's report today, Mr Stuart warned the Government is trying to do too much, too fast. He said: "We have serious concerns about the Government's proposed timetable for change.
"Ministers want to introduce a new qualification, require a step-change in standards, and alter the way exams are administered, all at the same time.
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"We believe this is trying to do too much, too quickly and we call on the Government to balance the pace of reform with the need to get it right."
Mr Stuart's committee agrees GCSEs need "significant improvements" in order to restore public confidence in the exam system, but the Government still needs to make the case that the GCSE brand is so discredited it is beyond repair.
MPs are also concerned about the impact of the changes on subjects outside the English Baccalaureate, where students will be taking GCSEs for some time to come, according to the Government's plans.
The report questions how well the Government's proposals will serve lower attaining pupils, who are often among the most disad- vantaged.
Mr Stuart said: "The Government should be concentrating its policies on the 40 per cent plus of young people who do not achieve five A* to C grades including English and mathematics.
"We do not see how raising the bar will automatically help these young people."
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