In the news today. This is the pathway to becoming an Engineer for many and considered "equivalent" to having completed a skilled apprenticeship by the educational establishment.
I am now getting very confused. For years we have been told that more and more pupils are passing their A levels/getting an A or A* and it has been explained that this is because the teaching is better and not to do with how easy or hard the exams are compared with yesteryear. Now they tell us that the grade boundaries are moved depending on how easy/hard the exam is to ensure that the right number of people pass. What is going on?
I am now getting very confused. For years we have been told that more and more pupils are passing their A levels/getting an A or A* and it has been explained that this is because the teaching is better and not to do with how easy or hard the exams are compared with yesteryear. Now they tell us that the grade boundaries are moved depending on how easy/hard the exam is to ensure that the right number of people pass. What is going on?
