GCSEs: is the basket beyond repair, or just overloaded?
By Blog Editor, IOE Digital, on 28 May 2021
The case for high-stakes exams at age 16, in the form of GCSEs, has felt precarious at times, especially so since the education and training participation age increased to age 18. However, as we heard in both our latest public debate, on GCSEs, and our previous event on closing the attainment gap post-Covid, the GCSE system retains many supporters, even though some are surprised to find themselves taking that position.
For this debate, were joined by IOE colleagues Mary Richardson (chair), Tina Isaacs and Gill Wyness; Tim Oates of Cambridge Assessment; and campaigner on reliability in exam marking, Dennis Sherwood. Read more about our panellists here.
We also heard how in some cases the calls to disband GCSEs hide ulterior (more…)