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Link about GCSE before I forget
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A Level Computing results - % of national cohort that got A's. 7% consistent. An employer knows what an 'A' means. Employers know that degrees are meaningless [citation]
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* [A review of standards in GCSE computer science](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-review-of-standards-in-gcse-computer-science?ref=blog.teachcomputing.org) July 2024
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* Just change the ground boundaries - make it easier so it fits the national curve of the other subjects
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Academic achievement does not == immediate employable skills.
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But academic achievement (when graded as a % nationally) does convey aptitude.
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If you can sit down in a chair long enough and focus on something, you're probably useful to an employer.

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The behaviors your want to encourage should be explicitly called out and identified
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