26th March 2012, 07:31 PM
Generates more work (and laughs!) for those of us unfortunate enough to have to sort the mess out though 
I can remember when a proven standard of literacy was a requirement for university entrance, but clearly the basics have gone out the window in the rush to encourage everyone to take the expensive alternative to the unemployment figures
Oxbridge demanded 'Use of English' for instance (do they still?) - piece of p**s to do and got one off sports for the afternoon (and another qualification for zero effort, bit like the AO General paper, what was that in aid of?), wonder how many modern undergrads could pass it without extensive revision......
I can remember when a proven standard of literacy was a requirement for university entrance, but clearly the basics have gone out the window in the rush to encourage everyone to take the expensive alternative to the unemployment figures
Oxbridge demanded 'Use of English' for instance (do they still?) - piece of p**s to do and got one off sports for the afternoon (and another qualification for zero effort, bit like the AO General paper, what was that in aid of?), wonder how many modern undergrads could pass it without extensive revision......