Andrew Mitchell

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article 11 September 2012 UK
Q and A: How am I affected by the GCSE English row?
Q and A: GCSE English errors - how am I affected?

With the row rumbling on over GCSE English results, Channel 4 News sets out to answer a few questions for people who fear they have been unfairly treated.

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article 11 June 2013 UK
Education Secretary Michael Gove says enough is enough: the time has come to make GCSEs harder. Why is he taking action now and what is going to change?
by David Weisbloom Gove promises 'more rigorous' GCSEs

Education Secretary Michael Gove says enough is enough: the time has come to make GCSEs harder. Why is he taking action now and what is going to change?

article 11 June 2013 UK
GCSEs in England are being reformed, with tougher exams replacing coursework and a new grading structure to tackle
Major GCSE shake-up will mean tougher exams

GCSEs in England are being reformed, with tougher exams replacing coursework and a new grading structure to tackle "rampant grade inflation".

article 07 February 2013 UK
Gove abandons plans to scrap GCSEs (R)
Gove abandons plans to scrap GCSEs

After mounting political pressure, Education Secretary Michael Gove tells parliament plans to replace GCSEs with a new English Baccalaureate Certificate will be shelved and existing exams improved.

post 23 January 2013
Jackie Long is social affairs editor for Channel 4 News Read more from Jackie Long on her blog A very 'Govian' proposal for A-level reform

Is "Govian" a word? Obviously it's not but I think it ought to be. For today's A-level reforms, announced by the secretary of state for education, are, well...very Govian.

article 14 November 2012 UK
Michael Gove favours a return to old-fashioned school techniques, such as rote learning for challenging exams
Rote learning: easy as ABC - but is it as useful?

Education Secretary Michael Gove reiterates his determination to introduce a culture of tougher exams - but his desire to put rote learning at its core is going down surprisingly well.

article 09 November 2012 UK
January exams scrapped in A-level reform (G)
January exams scrapped in A-level reform

A-level students will only be able to sit exams in the summer, meaning the number of re-sits will be capped, under the first stage of Ofqual's A-level reforms.

article 02 November 2012 UK
Under pressure teachers 'boosted GCSE marks' (G)
Under pressure teachers 'boosted GCSE marks'

Teachers under intense pressure to achieve good grades are guilty of "significantly" over-marking pupils' GCSE coursework in some schools, says the exams regulator Ofqual.

article 11 October 2012 UK
45,000 to resit English GCSEs after marking debacle (G)
45,000 to resit English GCSEs after marking debacle

New figures show that 45,000 students will resit their GCSE English exams, but headteachers called the resits a "gross injustice" arguing that the exams should instead be regraded.

article 20 September 2012 UK
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Bright pupils 'sit GCSEs too early' warns Ofsted

Bright pupils across England fail to live up to their early promise because thousands are being entered too early for GCSE exams, reducing their chances of getting top grades, warns Ofsted.