RADICAL plans to scrap GCSEs and bring back "gold standard" O-Levels have been drawn up by ministers.
Education Secretary Michael Gove believes the dramatic move will boost standards in secondary schools.
The new exams — immediately dubbed "Gove-levels" — will be brought back for English, maths, physics, chemistry and biology.
Each subject will be set by a single board across the country. The exams will then be extended to history, geography and modern languages.
Mr Gove wants the new O-Levels to "meet or exceed the highest standards in the world for that age group". A simpler exam will be introduced for the one in four pupils who currently get the lowest marks in GCSEs.
Last night it was said pupils could start studying for the new exams as early as September 2014.
Mr Gove also wants to replace the existing national curriculum with a slimmed-down version giving teachers greater freedom.
His plans put him on a collision course with teaching unions and could spark a backlash from Lib Dem MPs.But Mr Gove believes his blueprint will reverse years of academic decline in our schools.
Ministers fear schools encourage children to study "Mickey Mouse" subjects like media studies or food nutrition to boost their position in the GCSE league tables.
A spokesman for the Department for Education said last night: "We do not comment on leaks."
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