Government Announces GCSEs to Be Scrapped

VOICED: The government has announced plans to scrap GCSEs -- saying they had been designed for "a different age and a different world". The replacement will be known as an "EBacc" -- and will see an end to coursework and modular exams. The Education Secretary Michael Gove insisted the reforms were vital to turn around the education system Critics of the plan say the changes will harm the education system -- and will be unfair to pupils. Mike McCarthy reports from Manchester. Government Announces GCSEs to Be Scrapped on September 17, 2012 in Manchester, England (Footage by Sky News/Getty Images)
VOICED: The government has announced plans to scrap GCSEs -- saying they had been designed for "a different age and a different world". The replacement will be known as an "EBacc" -- and will see an end to coursework and modular exams. The Education Secretary Michael Gove insisted the reforms were vital to turn around the education system Critics of the plan say the changes will harm the education system -- and will be unfair to pupils. Mike McCarthy reports from Manchester. Government Announces GCSEs to Be Scrapped on September 17, 2012 in Manchester, England (Footage by Sky News/Getty Images)
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17 September, 2012
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