+97 Schools should not be able to offer alternative qualifications, amirite?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't know what any of this means. Why use acronyms?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

OP should probably have just stated UK specific in their title. This isn't gonna mean much to non-Brits.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Real question. Do normal Brits know what those acronym means?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah, for the most part as I'm sure Americans do with their education system. For example, GCSE is just general certificate of secondary education.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I have to disagree, I did BTEC business and IT, and it's what got me into uni, although that was back in 2012, so don't know if it's changed since.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I think it makes a lot of sense for schools to offer different streams for students. Only about 1 in 4 kids will truly benefit from going to university, and the other 75% would be better off being prepared to go to a trade school or enter into the workforce. The problem is correctly identifying which students belong in which stream, and properly communicating the purpose of each stream. While academic upgrading should always be available to correct any mistakes, you shouldn't depend on academic upgrading instead of proper screening.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

While I understand the theory behind the streams, the kids tend to view them as labels for the smart kids, dumb kids and special needs. I've seen many different stream names and curriculums this is how they always contextualize them. They also become they begin to Identify with and they let it limit them. I used to enjoy sneaking in university level stuff into my class with the applied students (not-university bound). They always got a nice confidence boost.

by Anonymous 1 year ago