There’s a lot of grumbling going on about the government’s plans to drop the January A level exams, thereby preventing what it considers to be a “culture of re-sits”, in which students take exams with the expectation of getting a second, third or even fourth chance. With re-sits available only once a year, it’s likely that students will have to rely on their original grades, or re-sit only once.
Research shows that many students who do not reach the required standard first (and possibly second) time round, don’t do as well in their degree courses. Therefore, multiple opportunities to improve grades can achieve the desired intermediate result, but not actually do students any favours in the long-term.
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