Now is the time for A-level results to come out. Every year top grades have improved again on average. No doubt the standards in schools are rising and we are getting better at getting the best from our young people. It’s not uncommon to hear someone you are familiar with getting 3 or 4 straight A’s. There is a big but….. that the teaching is getting more "exam passing" focused more than anything, which is bettering the grades achieved by students. They are being trained, molded in extra tuition classes, specifically for the exams and the types of question normally set rather than gaining a general pool of knowledge that used to be tested years back.Most top universities now require additional University entrance test as they cannot rely wholy on A-level results. Its their ways of better differentiating between candidates. Next year in UK an A* grade will be introduce at A level. See how that will turn out to be.
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