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Plans to scrap GCSEs in key subjects are being abandoned by the Government
7 Feb 2013
The reversal was announced by the education secretary in the Commons, alongside curriculum changes.
Michael Gove said plans for the new exams had been "a bridge too far".
He had wanted to bring in what he said were more rigorous exams in some core subjects from 2015, but faced criticism from MPs and teachers.
The change means plans for the new qualification, announced in September, are being shelved, while GCSEs are retained, despite having been previously condemned by the education secretary.
It comes after a report by the Commons education committee which said the changes would mean "too much, too fast" and could threaten exam quality.
The new English Baccalaureate Certificate was billed by the Government as having a tougher syllabus, with exams at the end of the course in a return to an O-level style traditional qualification.
Read more at BBC Education.
