BBC Radio 4Aug 17, 2023

✍️ "Charles Darwin was far too busy looking for beetles to shine at the bits of the syllabus that bored him."

Mary Beard discovers that some of the brightest and the best were a bit rubbish at exams.

You May Now Turn Over Your Papers, a programme about exams, on BBC Sounds.

https://bbc.in/47PrUGj

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Seriously... - You May Now Turn Over Your Papers - BBC Sounds

Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.

BBC
CheshireAug 14, 2023
‘Definitely more difficult’: a student’s view on A-level grade deflation
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/14/definitely-more-difficult-a-students-view-on-a-level-grade-deflation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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‘Definitely more difficult’: a student’s view on A-level grade deflation

Daniel, who had to get up at 3am to study during lockdown, now faces prospect of grades being lowered

The Guardian
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Disadvantaged students to bear brunt of grade deflation, say experts
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Disadvantaged students to bear brunt of grade deflation, say experts

Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year

The Guardian