Education Committee - Eighth Report
From GCSEs to EBCs: the Government's proposals for reform

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 January 2013.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

The Government's proposals for GCSE reform

Our inquiry

2 Coherence and purpose of reforms

Overall coherence

Purposes of examinations at 16

3 The GCSE brand

4 A dual system

5 Administration of examinations

6 The impact of a step change in standards

Standards and grade inflation

7 Addressing under-achievement

100% external assessment

Removal of tiering

Proposals for English and mathematics post-16

Statement of Achievement

8 Timetable and risks of proposed reforms

9 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Standards and grade inflation

100% external assessment

Proposals for English and mathematics post-16

Statement of Achievement

Annex: Note of informal seminar held on 20 November 2012

Appendix 1: Memorandum submitted by the Department for Education

Appendix 2: Written evidence submitted by Pearson

Appendix 3: Written evidence submitted by SCORE

Appendix 4: Written evidence submitted by Dr Terry Lamb, University of Sheffield

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament


Oral Evidence (HC 808-II)

05 December 2012

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Prepared 31 January 2013