Monday, 12 November 2012

A-Levels switch to Summer Exam only

A lot of people taking A-levels know if you do it wrong the first time you can take the exam again and sometimes even more than twice. The Government are trying to get rid of this. Their is 2 parts to a 2 years course of a-levels their is firstly AS which is the first year and in order to move on to A-levels you have to pass your AS's. Then in your 2nd year some subjects give you the opportunity to take the exam in January and then depending on what you get, you will then re-take it in June. The Government are now trying to change it so you can only take your exam in a-levels in June. This although means Schools pay out less money, but it effects the chances of a child passing their exams straight away. Although the next step is Uni for people who take a-levels I don't think the Government realise the stress and pressure students are under just to pass the first year of a-levels. It isn't fair that just because you don't get it right the first time that you shouldn't be able to take the exam again. Its like the saying "everyone deserves a second chance" if the  Government really believe that then why are they pushing students so hard to get it right, although i understand we signed up to take a-levels rather than going to college, but if all of us went to college then we wouldn't be well educated enough to go Uni as a lot of Uni's are only taking a-levels and not diplomas personally i feel like the Government needs to think about the effect they are having on Students and if they keep pushing eventually we are going to break. To hear the Governments side here is the link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20266533

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