If capped A*s are the solution…
…what, exactly, is the problem? Monday, October 17th, 2011 Education policy-making is in a very strange place at present, with politicisation very much to the fore and reform proposals, though often successful in winning headlines for ministers, sometimes having a superficial quality. This means they often do not bear up well against detailed analysis. The latest examples came in a speech last week by Michael Gove to Ofqual, the exams regulator. While I have no problem with Mr Gove looking closely at the exam system and proposing changes, this new foray was, to this observer, remarkably unfocused. I was left unclear not only as to the detail ofRead More →