GCSE reforms
Monday, 27 June 2011 16:17
In the 2010 Schools White Paper The Importance of Teaching, the Secretary of State asked Ofqual to consider how best to reform GCSEs so that exams are typically taken only at the end of the course and to advise on how mark schemes could take greater account of the importance of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
We have considered these issues in detail and submitted advice to the Secretary of State. He has accepted this advice and Ofqual will now be working with the awarding organisations to put in place the detailed arrangements that will be needed to deliver these changes.
An exchange of letters between Glenys Stacey, Chief Executive of Ofqual, and the Secretary of State on these matters can be found here:
Letter from Glenys Stacey to Michael Gove MP on GCSE spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG)
Letter from Glenys Stacey to Michael Gove MP on GCSE unitisation
Letter from Michael Gove MP to Glenys Stacey on GCSE reform
We also maintain a list of FAQs on GCSE Unitisation. You can access the GCSE Unitisation FAQ page here.
