Scrap GCSEs and A-levels, says Tony Blair Institute in call for ‘radical reform’

TBI recommends English schools focus on aspects such as critical thinking and creativity to ready pupils for jobs in digital world

GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped in favour of a system that better prepares school-leavers for the workplace, a report has suggested.

The study conducted by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has recommended that the education system in England be radically changed so that students can thrive in a work environment that is becoming increasingly shaped by automation and artificial intelligence.