The number of schools offering the International Baccalaureate (IB)has jumped from 34 in 2000 to 85 this year. The organisation which runs it expects the number to increase to over 100 next year.
Of course, while A levels have deteriorated markedly, the IB is not ideal. Anthony Seldon will host a conference this week on alternatives to A level.
Further research by Robert Coe of Durham University provides further evidence of the dumbing down of A levels.According to his work, an average candidate who got a who got an F in A-level maths in 1988 would have got a C in 2005.
The above, with more detail, is in an article in the Sunday Telegraph today.
Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in Education
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But does not the current situation appeal to you as it does to me? We now have three main (GCSE/Alevel, IB and IGCSE/Pre-U) at large in England, with a number of minor and future contenders - and the best curriculum wins. How better to take things forward?
Posted by: Ralph Lucas at September 14, 2006 11:46 PM
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If people are looking for a modern equivalent to the A-level then may I suggest they look no further than the O-level.
Posted by: Gregor at June 30, 2006 12:50 AM