Ofqual report backs final exam A-levels
Academics and teachers back a return to more traditional A-levels, with pupils sitting fewer "module" papers throughout their course, a study finds.
A report by England's qualifications watchdog, Ofqual, says academics are losing faith in first-year students.
Ofqual finds a culture of resits is damaging students' learning.
The report comes after Education Secretary Michael Gove said he wanted universities to have "a far greater role" in designing A-levels in future.
In a letter sent to Ofqual, and obtained by BBC Newsnight, Mr Gove raised concerns that A-levels were failing to stretch pupils.
His proposals, which could be implemented from September 2014 for students sitting exams in 2016, would apply to the English exam system - but exam boards also set A-levels for pupils in Wales and Northern Ireland.
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... (BBC News - 04 April)