Should GCSEs be scrapped?

Cancellation of exams as schools shut has fuelled debate about whether testing at 16 should be ditched for good

GCSE results

GCSE and A level exams have been cancelled in Britain this year as schools, colleges and nurseries close for the foreseeable future in a bid to slow the coronavirus outbreak.

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