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What are peoples thoughts on the English Baccalaureate ??

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TheOriginalNutcracker · 21/11/2012 19:24

I know what I think, but i'm wondering if i'm alone in my thoughts.

So, any opinions ?

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TalkinPeace2 · 21/11/2012 20:45

sorry OP
did not realise you were talking about his mooted brand new exam
ignore that - not gonna happen

lurcherlover · 21/11/2012 20:40

It's morally abhorrent. It devalues subjects like Art, Drama and Music - subjects which enrich and add value to children's lives. Schools shouldn't be merely exam factories, which is what Gove wants them to be. I'm a secondary English teacher BTW.

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TheOriginalNutcracker · 21/11/2012 20:36

I'm currently fuming. It seems to be setting less able children up to fail, right ??

Less vocational sunjects, no coursework, or controlled assessments, just one exam. So, only good for the super academic who sail through exams then.

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TalkinPeace2 · 21/11/2012 20:30

its bollocks thought up by Gove to make Grammars look good and comps look bad but it backfired so he'll move the goalposts before the league tables come out in January
and its all hogwash anyway because he's changing the curriculum so much and so fast that the next few years' results will not be inter comparable
which is a right bugger for our children
not that he cares as his are teeny and will go private