The new reformed A-level exam courses have put teachers under “big strain” this year, but teachers have coped “very well.”
That’s according to Lianne Riley-Gough, assistant head of sixth form at The Chalk Hills Academy, in Luton, where Tes visited this morning as pupils arrived to collect their A-level results.
She said: “There is more subject knowledge going into the same amount of time which as you can imagine puts its own strain on the teachers and students.”
Headteacher Louise Lee said there had been an increase in A* to E grades as well as an improvement in grades in tech’ subjects.
She said: “This has been the culmination of two years hard work irrespective of the myriad of changes that have been introduced in education and we’re really proud and pleased.
“Staff have had to go on a number of courses to make sure they understand changes to the specifications really, really clearly and for students we’ve had to do more on developing the independence of learning.”
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