Government proposes delaying GCSE teaching until Year 10 in curriculum overhaul

First reported by Sky News 4 hr agoLatest report 43 min ago2 sources

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The government plans to instruct secondary schools to stop teaching GCSEs to students until they reach Year 10, according to Sky News. Education Secretary Lucy Powell warns that teaching GCSE subjects to younger pupils risks turning schools into "exam factories" and increasing student disengagement from education.

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Sky News14:434 hr ago
Schools to stop teaching GCSEs early in curriculum overhaul (opens Sky News in a new tab)
Secondary schools will be told to stop teaching GCSEs to students until they reach Year 10 in a bid to keep younger children engaged, according to the government.
The Guardian18:0743 min ago
Teaching GCSEs early risks turning schools into ‘exam factories’, education secretary warns (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has…