Alison McGovern
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(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)
Which businesses did the Secretary of State consult before making his announcement today?
Michael Gove
I looked at everything that had been written by the Confederation of British Industry, the Institute of Directors and the Federation of Small Businesses, and in so doing, I could see the widespread view among business that we needed to reform GCSEs. I look forward to hearing from individual businesses about their views of specific aspects of the reform. However, among businesses, there was a universal view that examinations had been discredited and dumbed down under the previous Government and that, at last, the nettle was being grasped.