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Requires Improvement Mr Gove!

Our education secretary's performance in the GCSE grading debacle can only be described as 'requires improvement'.

It’s been a strange start to the year in some ways; first of all the publication of A level results with the chase by some universities to recruit top students making the headlines. 

Then, the debacle as GCSE results left many youngsters uncertain as to their future plans, teachers at a loss to understand how robust, tried and tested moderation suddenly had led to different outcomes, parents bewildered and angry, and headteachers starting in September, yet again, having to express their grave concerns at national developments instead of being in a position to look forward to a new academic year with confidence.  

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