Saturday, May 19, 2012

Dumbing Down? - Yet Another Exam Chief Breaks Ranks.

Easy deal? But exams are set to get tougher after years of easier testsAfter a decade of denials, yet another exam chief says GCSEs HAVE got easier

Rod Bristow, The head of the UK's largest examination board has become the latest to cast doubt over A-level and GCSE standards. He said that boards should be 'worried' about the pattern of ever improving results. (Mail)
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Shortage of religious studies teachers 'worsening' despite rising demand.

Provision of religious education has sometimes been described as a "postcode lottery".