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Tag: a-level

It isn’t all “sorted out”: The results day fiasco’s lesser known problem

27th August 202028th August 2020Madeleine Ross

“I’m very, very glad that it has finally been sorted out”. These were the words of Boris Johnson on Wednesday, speaking to a group of students at a school in Leicestershire. Yet, it turns out (come on, someone at least pretend to be surprised) that this is complete and utter rubbish. 1900 state schools in […]

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Philosophising your way to a good life

4th February 201915th November 2020Francesca Whitfield

Back when I was a spritely Year 13, naïve to what lay ahead and idealistic about University, I faced the choice we all made, where to apply on the dreaded UCAS, and for what. One of the sole reasons I decided to do Classics in the end, was because I didn’t want to give up […]

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A-levels: rise in students getting As and A*s

18th August 201818th August 2018Adithi Shenava

Image Credit: City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College (CC BY 2.0) Yesterday’s A-level results saw the proportion of students in England getting C or above fall. However, this year’s students have been awarded the highest proportion of As and A*s since 2012, amid changes toughening the exams in England. The government’s changes to […]

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Professors criticize axing of History of Art A-level

22nd October 201624th October 2016James Chater

Over 200 academics and art professionals have penned a letter to AQA strongly criticising their decision to axe their history of art A-level from 2018. It was the last examination board to offer the subject at A-level. Chief executive of AQA, Kevin Phillips, said in a statement: “the existing specification is challenging to mark and […]

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