A* Band Will Help Colleges Pick the Best ; Commentary

Evening Standard - London › August 16, 2007

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MORE and more young people are getting better A-levels. Surely cause for celebration. But most universities, employers and the public do not see it this way.The general mood is that now nearly everyone passes, A-levels cannot be what they were.

This is unfair on the students who have worked their socks off and the schools that are making every effort to provide high- quality teaching. For students, A-levels are getting harder because they are in competition with so many others for the leading universities. The Government is right to praise their achievements.

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A* Band Will Help Colleges Pick the Best ; Commentary

But A-levels have changed. Their main purpose is to provide accurate information. Clearly they have to functio...

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