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CONTENTS
Page 2 - Assessment
Page 6 - Curriculum
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Page 10 - Teaching & Learning
Page 14 - Technology
For 10 of the last 12 years, I have been an exam marker for GCSE & A-Level papers across all the major boards, with the obvious break of the pandemic. It never fails to amaze me that we still use this as the only grade-maker for our young people (even though it pays me during the summer term)
The problem is that exams don't fit all learners; they create a 'teach to the test' approach and are how schools (and teachers) are subsequently judged so will force some teachers to sacrifice 'authentic learning opportunities' for 'will this be on the exam, sir' methodology.
Here are a few home truths we probably need to explore as an education system
