Sir Kevan Collins wants to give pupils more time to succeed in the wake of disruption caused by the pandemicTeenagers who struggle academically should be allowed to spend four years doing their GCSEs rather than two, a government-appointed expert has suggested. Sir Kevan Collins, the education catch-up tsar, told a committee in the House of Lords that “big decisions” were needed for the future of GCSEs. SponsoredNew research, seen by The Times, shows that pupils have fallen even further behind during the most recent lockdown. Boris Johnson has promised a multi-year education recovery but Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is thought to oppose a £15 billion, three-year package drawn up by Collins. Collins, who was appointed to oversee Covid recovery in education, told the Lords’ youth unemployment committee today: “The problem with the GCSE

Source: The Times May 18, 2021 16:03 UTC