Teenagers with GCSEs lack basic skills.
Oct 11th 2005, 1:45 am
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Teenagers with GCSEs lack basic skills.
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Teenagers with top-grade GCSE passes in maths and English are having to be tested again when they look for a job because so many lack basic skills. A report reveals a growing number of school-leavers with GCSEs lack the skills even to write a business letter or do basic sums.
Independent, 29 June 2005
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Oct 11th 2005, 1:59 am
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Re: Teenagers with GCSEs lack basic skills.
Remember that program on TV where 16 year olds went back to 1950's grammar school? Some of them were supposed high GCSE achievers with top A* results (whatever that means). A lot of them couldn't even do an old 11+ paper - let alone an O-level exam. But it's not dumbing-down, is it?
Oct 11th 2005, 2:01 am
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Re: Teenagers with GCSEs lack basic skills.
Originally Posted by nickyc
Remember that program on TV where 16 year olds went back to 1950's grammar school? Some of them were supposed high GCSE achievers with top A* results (whatever that means). A lot of them couldn't even do an old 11+ paper - let alone an O-level exam.
But it's not dumbing-down, is it?
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Re: Teenagers with GCSEs lack basic skills.
Originally Posted by nickyc
Remember that program on TV where 16 year olds went back to 1950's grammar school? Some of them were supposed high GCSE achievers with top A* results (whatever that means). A lot of them couldn't even do an old 11+ paper - let alone an O-level exam. But it's not dumbing-down, is it?
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