A leading private school is becoming the first the country to opt wholesale out of GCSEs. By Graeme Paton and Warwick Mansell Manchester Grammar School will drop exams from this September in almost all subjects. It will move pupils onto the rival International GCSE, which is widely seen among independent school leads as a more challenging course. The decision is believed to be the first time a top school has completely rejected the Government's favoured exam. It will be seen as a snub to ministers and is likely to open the floodgates to other schools considering a similar move. The news came after the Independent Schools Council revealed the number of pupils taking IGCSEs in the fee-paying sector almost trebled last year to 40,000. The number of private schools offering at least one IGCSE rose from 34 to 46 per cent between... [read full story]
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