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A-Levels 'not fit for purpose'

Tuesday 15 February 2011

In a damming report published today the Royal Society has condemned British A-Levels as not being fit for purpose. Specifically in its State of the Nation report it bemoans the fact that many students are applying for university having studied only one science subject and no mathematics. It calls for what all IB teachers already know – a broader-based baccalaureate-type education!



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