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A-levels are too narrow and should be replaced with a three-year “baccalaureate” that covers all academic, applied and technical courses, according to a new report by the EDSK education thinktank.
As part of the proposed changes, all students would be required to study English and maths up to the age of 18, in line with other developed nations.
Rather than narrowing choices down to three A-level subjects at the age of 16, the baccalaureate would allow students to retain more breadth in their studies and only gradually specialise over the three-year programme.
The EDSK report says the dominance of A-levels in the English education system has relegated applied and technical courses to second-class status. Last year 83% of school and college leavers studied A-levels.
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Top story: officials raise ‘urgent’ concerns over results
Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning.
Leaked emails have revealed “urgent” concerns about the accuracy of rapid coronavirus testing, with the most pessimistic estimate indicating that as few as 2% of positive results could be accurate in places with low Covid rates. After Boris Johnson urged everyone in England to take two rapid-turnaround tests a week, the leaks show the government is considering scaling back the widespread testing of people without symptoms because of the problem of false positives. One official warned that on 9 April, the first day everyone was able to order twice-weekly lateral flow device (LFD) tests, the best chance of a true positive was 25%. With self-reported tests it could drop to between 2% and 10%. Check out our explainer on LFD tests and their accuracy. Another potential post-lockdown setback was the
Government told to shake off A-levels obsession and introduce a baccalaureate system
Baccalaureate would allow students to mix and match academic, applied and technical courses
Btecs, T-levels, apprenticeships and A-levels should be combined says thinktank (Image: PA)
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A-levels, technical qualifications and apprenticeships should be replaced with a baccalaureate system that includes academic, applied and technical courses, a think tank has said.
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