A struggling teenager was allowed to take his maths A-level papers a staggering 29 times until he passed, it emerged today.
In a damning indictment of the resit culture, the student sat one paper for each of the six modules needed for the qualification.
He then went on take an astonishing 23 resits, an exam board chief revealed.
This CANNOT be right. Even the argument that 'he eventually reached the standard' must be seen as a trifle threadbare.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170415/School-pupil-sat-29-papers-gain-single-maths-A-level.html#ixzz206Akuta7
In a damning indictment of the resit culture, the student sat one paper for each of the six modules needed for the qualification.
He then went on take an astonishing 23 resits, an exam board chief revealed.
This CANNOT be right. Even the argument that 'he eventually reached the standard' must be seen as a trifle threadbare.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170415/School-pupil-sat-29-papers-gain-single-maths-A-level.html#ixzz206Akuta7