{Examinations}[3rd November 1990]

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[A letter printed in The Independent (19901024:p20) headed “Critical examination of a ‘rigorous’ test” from Mrs Doraine A. Potts, who had taught A-level candidates for 17 years, concludes: ‘Like the 11-plus, the A-level examination is a good instrument for keeping children out: there is no evidence that it makes us a better, brighter nation. Quite the contrary.’]

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