My DC is at a grammar school after all the stress of the 11+. Now, I can totally see how kids can leave that place with an impressive string of glittery A*s but not have been properly educated, purely because of the extent of spoon-feeding that is going on in there. And speaking to some friends (i.e. employers) who are receiving similar young people at the other end, they will tell you that they have been seriously let down. How are they going to compete internationally? There is so much pressure to produce "results" for league tables. I don't know if it is any better at the indie schools.
Then, of course there's the kids who can't take X subject at A'level because they only got a B at GCSE, which then limits their access to particular university courses by age 16! I am having serious concerns about what is happening to our education system. :(
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