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Headteacher Magnus Bashaarat has spurned GCSEs for alternatives that are largely teacher-assessed. If the government were to follow his lead, he says, we could still prevent a grading disaster next year

Even the politician who invented GCSEs thinks their time has come – it should be obvious, says Magnus Bashaarat

GCSEs in their current form are indefensible. They are dull, narrow and stifle creative teaching, argues this head

GCSEs do not prepare students for work and further study, writes Magnus Bashaarat