EDUCAT ION
“A-levels help you to determine the direction of a student’s educational journey”
picking subjects they know, enjoy and are good at, and venturing into the unknown. “Don’t pick too many new subjects you haven’t studied before – while you might like the sound of them, you might find the reality is very different.” Doing a bit of advance planning will reap dividends, she says. “Have a good look at the content the syllabus covers: are they topics that sound interesting to you?” Ruth Taylor suggests that students imagine they’ve been gifted an extra hour in the school, thinking about how they’d spend it and using it to guide their decision. “What would you do? Science? Food? Music?” When it comes to deciding which sixth-form course to take, A-levels remain by far the most popular choice. A major refurbishment exercise saw curricula overhauled (and made, basically, harder) and an end to grade inflation (where successive years saw increasing numbers of pupils achieving As and A*s), resulting in A-levels regaining their credibility and status – returned to gold standard. “A-levels help you to determine the direction of a student’s educational
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