EDSK, an education think tank, has published a two-part report ‘Re-assessing the Future’ calling for an overhaul of secondary education in England. Part 1 of their report, looking at GCSEs, recommends that they should be replaced by ‘low-stakes online assessments at age 15 that act as a ‘staging post’ for pupils as they progress towards the end of secondary education at age 18’. This article looks at the key findings and recommendations of the report. The second part of the report, looking at A levels, calls for the introduction of a ‘Baccalaureate’ covering academic, applied and technical education to broaden the curriculum and create a level the playing field between different pathways for young people’. This article looks at the key recommendations of the report.
