The Telegraph – Graeme Paton
“Teenagers will be required to study a 200-year period of British or world history and read eight works of literature in depth as part of a major toughening up of A-levels, it emerged today. A Government-backed review recommends a series of sweeping changes to the gold standard qualification to address fears that large numbers of students start university “under-prepared” for the demands of a degree course.”(more)