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Decisions at 18 2010 - Flexibility for careers of the future20 April 2010 - 22 April 2010

The New A* at A-Level (and can it be predicted?)

Workshop details

Day
Day 2
Session
D
Start time
10.05
Strand
Practitioner
Code
D6
Presenters
Mr Andy Gardner - University and Careers Adviser, JFS School

Mr Tim Miller - Deputy Head, JFS School

This session will look at

  • Which universities and courses are asking for the A* at A Level?
  • How you can get an A* with specific reference to the new stretch and challenge elements in A2?
  • How schools and colleges have dealt with the A* so far
  • Research undertaken to look at the reliability of A* predictions using data from the old A Level system
  • Can we really make reliable A* predictions or are we just making it all up?