Results Day

[StarsOfCCTV]

3 days. Argh!

[Abbie]

I feel sick! Just ill at the thought.
Everytime I had a small thought about it on holiday I felt fine, it seemed ages away for reason even yesterday when I thought about it, but now Im back I feel sick its like the day after tomorrow

[DaVeyWaVey]

Funny how this is reported two days before A Level results (found it on Yahoo News)

A monkey could be trained to sit today's "Mickey Mouse" A-level questions, according to a survey of teachers.

The study by the social policy think tank Civitas also found that modular courses and resits are responsible for the rise in top A-level grades.

The A-level system allows today's students to get better results than they would have in the past, because they have more opportunities to succeed, teachers claim.

One director of A-levels, based in the North West, told researchers: "You could train a monkey to do the questions today."

Another head of sixth-form from the East Midlands said: "This is Mickey Mouse stuff - what they learn at A-level today is not sufficient for GCSE. The system is an absolute shambles. The standard of the candidates is very low - it's a national disgrace."

The survey is published just days before teenagers across the country receive their A-level results.

Last year, more than one in four grades (25.9%) were A grades, and that figure is expected to top 26% this summer.

The Civitas study, based on responses from 150 A-level teachers, found that not one thought that the rise in A grades was due to students being brighter.

More than four in 10 (43%) thought the reason for more top grades was that students are more informed about what will be in the exams.

Modular courses means students are tested at the end of each "bitesize" section.

[squillyfer]

Funny how this is reported two days before A Level results (found it on Yahoo News)

A monkey could be trained to sit today's "Mickey Mouse" A-level questions, according to a survey of teachers.

The study by the social policy think tank Civitas also found that modular courses and resits are responsible for the rise in top A-level grades.

The A-level system allows today's students to get better results than they would have in the past, because they have more opportunities to succeed, teachers claim.

One director of A-levels, based in the North West, told researchers: "You could train a monkey to do the questions today."

Another head of sixth-form from the East Midlands said: "This is Mickey Mouse stuff - what they learn at A-level today is not sufficient for GCSE. The system is an absolute shambles. The standard of the candidates is very low - it's a national disgrace."

The survey is published just days before teenagers across the country receive their A-level results.

Last year, more than one in four grades (25.9%) were A grades, and that figure is expected to top 26% this summer.

The Civitas study, based on responses from 150 A-level teachers, found that not one thought that the rise in A grades was due to students being brighter.

More than four in 10 (43%) thought the reason for more top grades was that students are more informed about what will be in the exams.

Modular courses means students are tested at the end of each "bitesize" section.

Seriously do they just keep these on record, drag them out every august and change the numbers cos its the same old news and its still a load of rubbish

[Abigail]

Funny how this is reported two days before A Level results (found it on Yahoo News)

A monkey could be trained to sit today's "Mickey Mouse" A-level questions, according to a survey of teachers.

The study by the social policy think tank Civitas also found that modular courses and resits are responsible for the rise in top A-level grades.

The A-level system allows today's students to get better results than they would have in the past, because they have more opportunities to succeed, teachers claim.

One director of A-levels, based in the North West, told researchers: "You could train a monkey to do the questions today."

Another head of sixth-form from the East Midlands said: "This is Mickey Mouse stuff - what they learn at A-level today is not sufficient for GCSE. The system is an absolute shambles. The standard of the candidates is very low - it's a national disgrace."

The survey is published just days before teenagers across the country receive their A-level results.

Last year, more than one in four grades (25.9%) were A grades, and that figure is expected to top 26% this summer.

The Civitas study, based on responses from 150 A-level teachers, found that not one thought that the rise in A grades was due to students being brighter.

More than four in 10 (43%) thought the reason for more top grades was that students are more informed about what will be in the exams.

Modular courses means students are tested at the end of each "bitesize" section.

That's funny because all my teachers A level teachers said exams aren't getting easier and there are many reasons why grades are better.

It's the same rubbish every year at the same time. Next week we'll have news that GCSEs are being "dumbed down" even further.

The critics would be complaining if more students were failing. You just can't win

[Abbie]

Exactly, its like they want us to do badly

[Kirsty :]]

I'd like to see them sit an A Level exam... and not forgetting, it's not even just 1 exam, it adds up for 2/3/4 subjects, along with coursework oh and now the pointless compulsory Welsh Bacc that some schools have no choice but to do! Idiots.

[Abbie]

Is anyone going on ucas before and find out if they got into their uni?

Im not, I mean a part of me wants to, but then if I havent got in I wouldnt want to know my results

[Abigail]

Good luck to all those getting results tomorrow Hope you get what you want or need for uni.

[Abbie]

Thanks Abigail, I cant stop freaking out about it though