Members of the educational establishment who oppose the Gove Baccalaureate never point out that existing English public examinations have no international credibility. According to reports, Singapore still takes O-levels, other countries use the old GCSEs which were current before the latest lot were brought in. With English as the international language, English exams should rule the world. Whatever else the Gove baccalaureate will be, it will be an exam that passes all the tests for international recognition.