A'level results day.

[MarillionFan]

I think it's a sad day when traditions go unnoticed.

Gonzo doesn't need an excuse to hang around schools.

Just saying like!

[thunderlizard]

People, there is an official place for these photos:
**** yeah, sexy A-levels

The fluffy-blonde-hair-and-a-scarf look will never go away.

[EternalOptimist]

Oh, you went to Tosher's too, did you?

Always good to see a fellow Old Toshpottian!

Huzzah for Tosher's!


PS Bit of a shame about old Gubby! Came to grief with a horned buffalo in the Sudan and had to be 'rebuilt'; I think they call it transgendering these days! Sounds jolly painful, but never mind, all those lashings prepared him for dealing with a little discomfort!

Ah, old Gubby,

wasnt he the one who always finished last at the 'soggy biscuit' competition. mind you, one always suspected that he played to lose

[HairyArsedBloke]

People, there is an official place for these photos:
**** yeah, sexy A-levels

The fluffy-blonde-hair-and-a-scarf look will never go away.

[Gonzo]

Gonzo doesn't need an excuse to hang around schools.

Just saying like!

How many times do I have to explain.

She was 18 and it was completely legal.

[TimberWolf]

That statement is incorrect.
If the underlying population is changing for some reason (e.g. immigration, improved teaching, the Flynn effect) the mean intelligence of the sample that is A-level students may change from year to year.

Not saying it does, just saying your reasoning is incorrect.

You get an E- for statistics.
HTH

Quantify the difference you think immigration could make in a practical sense to grade scores, in any particular direction. These are relatively young people, presumably of of mixed abilities, taking exams, not brain surgeons imported in epic numbers in any year taking them. Most immigration has likely come from the lower end of the spectrum in any case, not that it makes much difference. Even were it so, empoyers and educational establishments would like to be able to select based on grades relative to peers in the current year's crop IMO, not on how easy the exam was in any year.

I suspect the current system was adopted purely to get more people into university.

[Netraider]

Ah, old Gubby,

wasnt he the one who always finished last at the 'soggy biscuit' competition. mind you, one always suspected that he played to lose

[Spacecadet]

I suspect the current system was adopted purely to get more people into university.

They did that by changing the polys into unis

[Mich the Tester]

You get an E- for statistics.
HTH

Is that a 1980s E- or a 2010 E-?

Come on, he can spell statistics; it must be at least a B*.

[Clippy]

I always remember what my chemistry teacher used to say - that A Levels are the hardest exams you would ever take and that once you got to uni, they would be much easier.