A-Level overhaul

By: Lindsay Plumpton

Communications Leader

Wednesday 23 January 2013


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Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced changes to A-levels in England to make them more rigorous and reduce the number of exams taken by removing the modular structure.

"Bite-sized" units will be scrapped and exams will be taken at the end of the 2-year course, giving young people the chance to gain a ‘gold standard’ qualification. The reforms mean that AS-level papers will not count towards a full A-level but will be stand-alone qualifications. There will also be a bigger role for universities in monitoring the content of A-levels.

What do you think of the changes? Is the current system in need of reform? Do students spend too much time taking exams and too little time thinking deeply about the subject area? Or are the latest proposals a step backwards? Is a return to an all-or-nothing set of exams a dangerous way to go?

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