Tag: GCSE

Zahawi Denounces ‘Cultural Vandalism’ After Exam Board Replaces Poems by Larkin and Owen

British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi on Thursday accused an exam board of “cultural vandalism” after it replaced works by poets including Philip Larkin and Wilfred Owen from its GCSE curriculum. Zahawi said he will raise the issue with the exam board. Downing Street also said the education minister has the support of Prime Minister Boris Johnson….


‘Refusal’ to Make COVID-19 School Contingency Plans ‘Unforgivable’: Report

The government’s “refusal” to make contingency plans for schools and exams in summer 2020 is the “most unforgivable aspect” of its handling of education amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has suggested. Lessons regarding school closures and examinations from the first lockdown were “not learnt,” leading to a case of “pause, rewind, repeat,” a…