Statement on exam reform
18 September 2012 (updated on 18 September 2012)
Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, made a statement in the House of Commons on 17 September 2012 on exam reform.
Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Stephen Twigg, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Education in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Statement on exam reform
- Commons Hansard: Statement on exam reform
- Topics: Education
- Parliamentary news: Education
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