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Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« on: September 26, 2007, 11:04:43 AM »
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Minister aims to show exams are not easier

Sep 26 2007 by Maria Breslin, Liverpool Echo

SCHOOLS secretary Ed Balls today aimed to the end allegations that exams are getting easier.

He announced plans to split the current exam watchdogs into two independent bodies which will regularly report direct to Parliament rather than to ministers.

He told the Labour conference the move would ensure no-one could claim results were being artificially massaged to pump up pass rates.

I want to stop young people being told that the GCSE or A-level grades they are proud of are not worth what they used to be.

?I want parents, universities, employers and young people themselves to be confident that standards are being maintained.?

He said the fact that the existing Qualifications and Curriculum Authority reports to ministers rather than to Parliament makes it harder to demonstrate that it is acting independently.
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2007, 11:06:07 AM »
Because the syllabus has changed
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2007, 11:07:58 AM »
To make it easier ..... exactly.
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2007, 11:09:55 AM »
Tell that to Miss Snoopy.
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2007, 11:22:14 AM »
Quote from: Nick on September 26, 2007, 11:09:55 AM
Tell that to Miss Snoopy.


Yes ~ That'll be the Miss Snoopy who is 14yo, top of the year group for English and spells Bully as Bulie would it? The very same Miss Snoopy who is in top set for Maths but doesn't know any table beyond the six times?
But Hey! Why should she?  Her computer has a calculator and spell checker  innit ::)
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2007, 11:23:01 AM »
 eeek:

I blame the parents.

















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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2007, 11:26:00 AM »
Me too ~ she should be beaten regularly and not educated # after all she is only a breeding machine.









That should earn me praise when Allah takes over
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2007, 11:27:07 AM »
 cussing: censored: cussing:

That is what my Grandmother said to me before I went to Uni.  cussing:
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2007, 11:29:58 AM »
Granny knows best
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2007, 12:27:14 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 26, 2007, 11:26:00 AM
That should earn me praise when Allah takes over
Quote from: Bar Wench on September 26, 2007, 11:27:07 AM
cussing: censored: cussing:

That is what my Grandmother said to me before I went to Uni.  cussing:
Was Granny a Muslim then?
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2007, 12:29:50 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on September 26, 2007, 12:27:14 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on September 26, 2007, 11:26:00 AM
That should earn me praise when Allah takes over
Quote from: Bar Wench on September 26, 2007, 11:27:07 AM
cussing: censored: cussing:

That is what my Grandmother said to me before I went to Uni.  cussing:
Was Granny a Muslim then?
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2007, 12:31:45 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 26, 2007, 11:29:58 AM
Granny knows best

Seeing as I dropped out after a year and a half, yes she was, complete waste of money!  redface:

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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2007, 12:38:15 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on September 26, 2007, 12:31:45 PM
Seeing as I dropped out after a year and a half, yes she was, complete waste of money!  redface:

Ahh come on now  - wot about the parties , the student Union Wednesday night Disco, the lazy mornings in the canteen or in bed (it was a difficult choice back then  lol:) etc. Got to be worth every penny for that  cloud9:
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2007, 12:39:32 PM »
For me yes  eyes: I learnt many things. For my Dad hmmm, not so much.  eeek:
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Re: Then why not use the old exam papers from the 1960s then you arse?
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2007, 12:40:49 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on September 26, 2007, 12:39:32 PM
For me yes  eyes: I learnt many things. For my Dad hmmm, not so much.  eeek:

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