GCSE English changes

I was quite surprised by the announcement by QCA that English will be available to some students as a single subject called "English".

i had thought that the introduction of Funcational Skills into the pass requirement for ENglish Language was a big step forward, I guess this is an even beigger step forward!

Is it a bad thing? Probably not, providing it's targetted at the right students and it also means that QCA then have the space to demand more of students who do two GCSEs in Language and Literature.

I do like the sound of how the currculum will be split into "English in the real world" and "English in the imaginary world", I've always like descriptves that say what they do on the tin!