HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 c734W
24. Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement about the role of course work in GCSE.

Mr. Robin Squire

My right hon. Friend is clear that the proportion of course work assessment must be appropriate to the type of qualification and to the knowledge, skills and understanding that are being tested. He recognises that some aspects of achievement are better assessed through course work than through terminal examination.