Stop Michael Gove changing GCSE's  Children and teenagers all
over the UK are protesting. Micahel Gove, the Education
Secretary already wants longer school days and more of them,
forcing teenagers more stress. From 2015, GCSE's will get
harder. From 2015, they'll be graded eight to one, instead of A*
to G, and the pass mark will be higher. There'll be a move
towards essay-based exams at the end of two years, instead of
coursework and assessments during the course. The content will
be harder too - for example, English will require studying a
19th-Century novel and a whole Shakespeare play. Pupils
currently in Year 7 will be the first to take the new style
GCSE. The changes will first apply to 'core' subjects - English
language and literature, maths, physics, chemistry, biology,
combined science, history and geography. National Union of
Teachers (NUT) accused the government of not talking to teachers
properly about the changes. Wales and Northern Ireland are not
making any of these changes to their GCSEs.   No