▁results ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁fur ore ▁surrounding ▁the ▁down grad ing ▁of ▁GC SE ▁English ▁results , ▁he ▁refused , ▁during ▁his ▁answers ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Education ▁Committee ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁to ▁instruct ▁Of qual ▁to ▁interven e , ▁and ▁attacked ▁his ▁Wel sh ▁counter part ▁as ▁" ir respons ible ▁and ▁mistaken " ▁for ▁ordering ▁disput ed ▁GC SE s ▁to ▁be ▁re grad ed . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁he ▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁an ▁English ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁Cert ificate ▁to ▁replace ▁GC SE , ▁compr ising ▁English , ▁Math s , ▁Science , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁Human ities ▁subject ▁and ▁language , ▁to ▁be ▁first ▁exam ined ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁His ▁plans ▁to ▁replace ▁GC SE ▁exam in ations ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁Parliament ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Education ▁v ouch ers ▁As ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Children , ▁School s ▁and ▁Famil ies , ▁G ove ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁Swedish - style ▁v ouch er ▁system , ▁where by ▁parents ▁can ▁choose ▁where ▁their ▁child ▁should ▁be ▁educated , ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁pay ing ▁what ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁cost ▁in ▁a ▁state - school . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁advoc ated ▁Swedish - style ▁free ▁schools , ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁by ▁parents ▁and ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁such