Luthori

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Ministry of Education Announces Reforms to A-Level Exam – Introducing Cultural and Language Studies as a mandatory class. 

May 5711

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Luthori’s A-Level Exam, the school leaving qualification required for high school students to have access to higher education levels hasn’t seen a reform in over 30 years, in an address, the Education Secretary announced that the government would be undertaking “structural” reforms to the exam with the stated aim of “reinforcing” the level of Luthorian students in luthorian cultural studies.  

The government has furthermore announced measures to “counter” the “declining levels in academics results” of certain students leaving high schools with gaps in knowledge compared to other students following their A-level exams. 

The A-level exam is undertaken by children between 16-18 years old and is considered one of the hardest exams in the world, currently. Students are expected to choose between two to three classes depending on their specialised fields before taking an exam which will determine their university following their graduation.  

Currently, the A-level exam only consisted of the specialised class that students chose following graduation from middle school and following their GSCE, although for next year’s exam, the government has announced undertaking measures to “tackle” the “declining levels” in academics following 30 years of Conservative austerity measures to education and relative poor upkeeping by successive ministers. 

“Education has never been a core policy of the Tories”, said Benjamin Kimball, leader of the National Teachers’ Union (NTU), he addressed the “rising inequalities in education levels” under Tory leadership, he said that “teachers have been observing a higher inequality between students coming from modest backgrounds and high-income households, while this problem has been contained since, it has been raised to the successive previous government, but never actually addressed”, he lamented the Labour government’s “misplaced focus” on “fake excellence” rather than “addressing the real issues with the Luthorian education system”. 

This rising inequality has also been said to have been a priority of Education Secretary McDornall, who stated that through the increased budget granted to the Ministry of Education that “investments towards medium and low-income areas education through different measures aimed at countering the rising trend of inequality shall be enacted” - the stated aim being to “leave every young Luthorians with the same opportunities in life, regardless of their upbringing”, he moreover added that “education must raise the best people, with the best abilities to the highest offices”, in an address detailing the Labour Party’s education policy. 

Returning to the A-level exam reforms, the government announced that beginning next year, a class of “Cultural and Language Studies” shall be created and be made mandatory for students before taking their exam, making attendance required. This class shall explore students’ “lingustic and cultural skills and knowledge” and will attempt to “expand” said knowledge. In the exam – general questions about Luthorian culture in many domains (landmarks, political, highly-renowned Luthorian personalities and their achievements, traditions, societal norms) - and an essay on a societal subject, where the students will be asked to explore the subject and argue in favour or against of said subject through well-founded and reasoned arguments illustrated through examples (either shown in class or personal knowledge). 

Government officials are confident this new “rewamped” A-level exam will be “a welcomed first step in resolving the many issues” related to the Luthorian education system. Left-wing opponents have argued against the enactment of such rewamped exam, due to additional stress being imposed on students already stressing due to the necessary knowledge needed to first take the A-level exam with 2 or 3 specialised fields. Government officials have stated that “measures to reduce stress in school and restore a harmonious space for kids” will be implemented following this reform. 

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