Summary
O-level and the 11-plus exams are like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. We think they're extinct, but actually they're alive and well, and still terrifying children.
The international O-level is still one of our most profitable exports, and the 11-plus is taken by all those wishing to go to England's remaining grammar schools. I'd forgotten about both of them until I became involved in a book containing past papers.See the full content of this document
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Changing Face of the O-Level
I became instantly fascinated. It's rather like not realising how much one's own children have grown up.
As someone who started teaching when 11-plus and O-level were in their heyday, I simply hadn't realised how much exams had changed over the years.Has t...See the full content of this document
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