Graham Stuart
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(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Michael Gove
I quite agree that it is appropriate that we should tackle the problem, which arises from the structure of the GCSE examination. That is why we are removing modules and reforming examinations. For years, under Labour, Ministers sat idly by as we endured grade inflation and dumbing down. At last the tide is turning.
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)
Does the Secretary of State agree that the challenges in setting the grade boundaries in the new GCSE English qualification this year highlight the need to end modular exams, restrict controlled assessment, and end the lazy devaluation of the GCSE currency that has gone on for too long?
Michael Gove
The Chairman of the Select Committee makes the point superbly.