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Following the recent scathing attack on the GCSE exam system by the private education sector – referring to exams as “mindless” and schools as “exam factories” – Harrow School, a leading UK private school, has developed its own qualification to counter the narrowness of current programmes.

The school in North-West London announced it will require students to complete work experience, play competitive team sport, serve the local community and develop life skills. This new programme has won support in many places and the exam board Edexcel has already agreed to accredit it.