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In parliament yesterday, the Education Secretary Michael Gove announced radical plans to overhaul secondary school examinations in England, scrapping the current GCSE system in favour of a new English Baccalaureate.

The new system would see coursework scrapped in core subjects and tested purely in one exam.

It is claimed the English Baccalaureate should be a test of the ability of pupils rather than of their teachers, assessing independence of thought and response rather than be a regurgitation of prepared answers, and that it should develop scholarship and curiosity.

No more coursework. No more modules. Is that better?

Do you remember sitting your 11+ or CSEs? Did you find it stressful? Did coursework help or hinder your education?

Are exams fair on all children? Do you feel that changing the way our children are examined degrades the current GCSEs and makes them worthless?

We hear your views and opinions.

Also in the programme, the newspapers today are asking whether you would take the driving license off an older relative.

There are currently 154 drivers aged over 100 who hold a valid driving license, that includes a 106-year-old and two-105 year-olds.

Have you had to give up your license? When did you realise you were not longer safe behind the wheel? What impact has it had on your life?

Are older drivers a greater danger on our roads than the young?

Neil Greig from the Institute of Advanced Motorists talks to Jules about the increasing number of older drivers on our roads (10.38).

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