BACK TO THE FUTURE

I am not picking on Michael Gove, I really am not but……  The latest wiz-bang scheme proposed by the educational superbrain is a return to O-levels and the scrapping of GCSEs.  This would involve the abolition of retakes and course work and would rely instead on the highly artificial final exams. I assume Mr. Gove, that you are prepared for the resulting massive drop in results which will expose, once and for all, the truth about “dumbing down”.