The Guardian view on the new GCSEs: missing the point | Editorial

For too long educational reform has prioritised the brightest. Time to consider everyone elseIt is traditional among Brits who have already left school to complain that GCSE exams get easier every year. This time they got harder. Sweeping reforms have made the curriculum more demanding, with increased rote learning and fewer opportunities to retake exams. Easy ways for some parents and schools to boost the grades of weaker students, such as coursework, have been cut back. And a more fi