The Conservative chairman of the Education Select Committee called GCSEs 'pointless' and said they should be abolished. David Aaronovitch asks if it is time for the exam system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be completely overhauled.
GUESTS
Sandra Leaton Gray Associate Professor in Education at University College London\u2019s Institute of Education\nLaura McInerney, former editor of Schools Week and education writer\nAndreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development\nSir Mike Tomlinson, former Chief Inspector for Ofsted\nLord Baker, former Education Secretary who brought in GCSEs\nPeter Mandler, cultural historian at Cambridge University