Sir - The Government is looking elsewhere for ideas on running the school and college curriculum. The unstable British educational system is yet again to be adjusted with the hope of repairing our poor reputation in these areas.
Many of the countries of the EU have had stable educational structures for years. Work and academic preparation programmes clearly defined. Not so in the UK, as those in education and industry are only too aware.
For many years we have been looking at the stable and productive International Baccalaureate (IB) used on the mainland of Europe.
Only a few courageous institutions in the UK have taken up the challenge. The study programme of six subjects must include maths, a science and a language. Students will use the essay technique, less multi-choice question papers and less project work.
Sound familiar? The mature reader will recall the School Cert/ Matriculation (replaced in 1950 by GCE). The School Certificate resembled the IB for the under-16s, with a similar range of compulsory subjects. Have overall demands been declining ever since?
John Inglis, Headington
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