Exam Standards
EDM number 1099 in 2010-12, proposed by Ian Mearns on 29/11/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Schools.
That this House is concerned by the speed of change that has taken place in the qualifications system in recent years; welcomes the recent report from Cambridge Assessment on examination standards which looks into this issue; notes the report's conclusion that the frequency and scope of change in qualifications needs to be reduced; further notes the report's recommendation that any changes in the content of qualifications should be driven by user and subject communities; believes that qualifications should be owned primarily through partnerships between schools, higher education, employers and awarding bodies; calls fora public debate about what qualifications are for; and further calls on the Government to act on the recommendations of the report.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Ian Mearns | 29/11/2010 | Gateshead | Labour | Proposed |
Bill Esterson | 29/11/2010 | Sefton Central | Labour | Seconded |
Pat Glass | 29/11/2010 | North West Durham | Labour | Seconded |
Tom Blenkinsop | 29/11/2010 | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Labour | Seconded |
Jenny Chapman | 29/11/2010 | Darlington | Labour | Seconded |
Teresa Pearce | 29/11/2010 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Seconded |
Steve Rotheram | 29/11/2010 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 30/11/2010 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 01/12/2010 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Withdrawn |
Dennis Skinner | 01/12/2010 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 01/12/2010 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 02/12/2010 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 06/12/2010 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ian Lavery | 08/12/2010 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
John Pugh | 20/12/2010 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Julian Huppert | 24/01/2011 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Stephen Hepburn | 02/02/2011 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
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