From teacher recruitment to examination reform, the cracks in Michael Gove’s grand experiment are becoming too big to ignore, says Dr Mary Bousted

2017 is set fair to be a very challenging year for secondary schools. The tsunami of change set in train by Michael Gove, former secretary of state for education, continues to create aftershock waves.

This is the first year that the new, linear GCSEs in English and maths will be examined. The teaching of these new syllabuses has been hampered by the absence of vital information and guidance which has left teachers feeling unprepared, nervous and worried. Without even accurate knowledge of what the pass mark will be (is it a Level 4 or 5?), without enough practice test papers, and lacking detailed guidance on the requirements of the syllabus, teachers are, as one memorably told me, left floundering in the dark.

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