O Levels
In defence of the GCSE
It looks like pupils across England will sit GCSEs for the last time in 2015, paving the way for more traditional exams modelled on the old O-levels the following year. This is undeniably a bold move – breath-taking even – which has taken politicians and educationalists completely by surprise. But is it right?
By Rick Muir | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 12:42 pm
Inequality lessons from Singapore
Singapore is a prosperous place with an education system that serves its brightest students exceptionally well. It is also a socially immobile and deeply unequal state. That’s not Gove’s vision for the UK, is it?
By Ben Chu | Eagle Eye, Econoblog | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 11:52 am
In my GCSEs, we practised with O-Level papers knowing nothing that difficult would come up
It’s easy to dismiss Michael Gove’s decision to replace GCSEs with O-Levels as a “ludicrous” move. In fact, that was the exact term used by Mary Bousted, leader of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, who accused the Education Secretary of having a rose-tinted view of the past. As the news emerged last night, the Twitterati jumped all over it. Why stop at bringing back GCSEs, they cried. What about leg warmers and fax machines?
By Liam O'Brien | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 3:30 pm
O Levels, Clive James, Prince Williama and Bury: Why are they trending?
A look at the trending topics on social networking sites and search engines today, to see what we’re interested in, and why.
By Laura Davis | Notebook | Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 10:42 am
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