http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/nov/22/league-tables-exam-grade
Labour’s drive to increase the number of pupils gaining C grades at GCSE is distorting education and forcing teachers to neglect their highest and lowest achievers, the schools select committee is expected to conclude this month. After a year-long inquiry into school accountability and inspections, MPs are ready to accuse the government of creating a system that discourages and undermines teachers. Staff, they will argue, feel under pressure to focus their attention on pupils who could achieve a C grade and improve a school’s league table standing at the expense of other pupils who might otherwise be able to gain an A or A*. The report is also likely to conclude that Ofsted inspectors are insufficiently trained.