3,000 qualifications

31 Jan 2012

More common sense I would suggest, or is it just more smoke and mirrors for Ben? wink

The qualifications being ditched include the City and Guilds level 2 diploma in horse care, currently worth four GCSEs in the league tables.
A Btec in fish husbandry, worth two GCSEs, a level 2 certificate in nail technology and a level 2 award in travel and tourism are among those being dropped.
Schools will still be able to offer these courses, but they will no longer boost their position in league tables.
Full-course GCSEs, established iGCSEs, AS levels and music exams at grade six and above will all count towards the tables.
The announcement follows a review of vocational education carried out by Prof Alison Wolf, a public policy expert. She argues that pupils need to acquire "broad skills" to enable them to thrive over a lifetime of change.

31 Jan 2012

I think some schools took the piss.
But then league tables are bollocks and I cant really blame them.

31 Jan 2012

Quote by Ben_Minx
I think some schools took the piss.
But then league tables are bollocks and I cant really blame them.

:thumbup:

31 Jan 2012

In the (good) old days, places of excellence such as Manchester Grammar didn't need league tables to tell potential employers or Universities (in the days that there were real Universities) that the candidate was properly educated. Places on Medicine and Barrister Law courses were assured.
If you went to an 'ordinary' grammar school, the candidate might have to be more convincing but a potential employer or University would generally know the kind of standard to be expected without the need for meaningless league tables.
If as an employer, you wanted someone good with their hands in a 'crafty' sort of way, you would look for candidates from the Technical High Schools.
And finally, if you wanted a labourer or someone who could use brawn rather than brain, you went to the Secondary Modern School when looking for candidates.
It was all so simple.

1 Feb 2012

And if you have plenty of money it does not matter how thick you are, you can still get a job in the Govt or banking.

Quote by GnV
In the (good) old days, places of excellence such as Manchester Grammar didn't need league tables to tell potential employers or Universities (in the days that there were real Universities) that the candidate was properly educated. Places on Medicine and Barrister Law courses were assured.
If you went to an 'ordinary' grammar school, the candidate might have to be more convincing but a potential employer or University would generally know the kind of standard to be expected without the need for meaningless league tables.
If as an employer, you wanted someone good with their hands in a 'crafty' sort of way, you would look for candidates from the Technical High Schools.
And finally, if you wanted a labourer or someone who could use brawn rather than brain, you went to the Secondary Modern School when looking for candidates.
It was all so simple.

1 Feb 2012

Quote by GnV
In the (good) old days, places of excellence such as Manchester Grammar didn't need league tables to tell potential employers or Universities (in the days that there were real Universities) that the candidate was properly educated. Places on Medicine and Barrister Law courses were assured.
If you went to an 'ordinary' grammar school, the candidate might have to be more convincing but a potential employer or University would generally know the kind of standard to be expected without the need for meaningless league tables.
If as an employer, you wanted someone good with their hands in a 'crafty' sort of way, you would look for candidates from the Technical High Schools.
And finally, if you wanted a labourer or someone who could use brawn rather than brain, you went to the Secondary Modern School when looking for candidates.
It was all so simple.

:thumbup:
the last couple of governments, dont like simple so make things as difficult as possible.

15 Feb 2012

Quote by Onthebeach_1
And if you have plenty of money it does not matter how thick you are, you can still get a job in the Govt or banking.
In the (good) old days, places of excellence such as Manchester Grammar didn't need league tables to tell potential employers or Universities (in the days that there were real Universities) that the candidate was properly educated. Places on Medicine and Barrister Law courses were assured.
If you went to an 'ordinary' grammar school, the candidate might have to be more convincing but a potential employer or University would generally know the kind of standard to be expected without the need for meaningless league tables.
If as an employer, you wanted someone good with their hands in a 'crafty' sort of way, you would look for candidates from the Technical High Schools.
And finally, if you wanted a labourer or someone who could use brawn rather than brain, you went to the Secondary Modern School when looking for candidates.
It was all so simple.

won't have that at all. i was secondary educated but there is no way on earth that stacks up. two of my sons are now restuarant owners, the other is a lawyer. i am a sucsessfull engineer in the hydraulics trade. all secondary. go figure. maybe you just want us kept down but some of us are not as thick as you think

15 Feb 2012

Quote by NEEDFORFUN
won't have that at all. i was secondary educated but there is no way on earth that stacks up. two of my sons are now restuarant owners, the other is a lawyer. i am a sucsessfull engineer in the hydraulics trade. all secondary. go figure. maybe you just want us kept down but some of us are not as thick as you think

Thought you said you're a farmer?

20 Feb 2012

Quote by Max777

won't have that at all. i was secondary educated but there is no way on earth that stacks up. two of my sons are now restuarant owners, the other is a lawyer. i am a sucsessfull engineer in the hydraulics trade. all secondary. go figure. maybe you just want us kept down but some of us are not as thick as you think

Thought you said you're a farmer?
i don't farm for myself. people better qualified do that. free's up my day to do what i want. if that makes me too successful to be from the down trodden masses, then so be it. i enjoy it