I thought another of his proposed solutions was simply to bin these shit exams
and bring in harder ones?

If I've understood this correctly and that is so, how is that related to privatisation? I'm not being pedantic here - perhaps just a bellend, but I am genuinely asking.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:37, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

His ideas all seem to be linked back to reintroducing the 11 plus.
And again, on an individual basis maybe not every single thing that he said is bullshit, I daresay he asks for a cup of tea when he actually wants a cup of tea, but his overall ideas for the education system are all leading towards his goal of having schools run for profit.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:41, Reply)

what is the 11 plus then?

(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:42, Reply)

It's short for '11 plus 3'
If you can answer that, you get an A* 'A' Level in Maths.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:47, Reply)

It was an exam that kids took at 11
If you passed you got to go to a grammar school and got taught to a high standard and could go to uni, if you failed you went to a different school which taught you at a lower standard.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:47, Reply)

At my school, no-one failed the 11+.
You just 'didn't get in to Grammar School'.

Which is sort of like failing, you hippy fucks!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:49, Reply)

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( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 10:00, Reply)

Somebody gets the contract to write the new exams?

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:42, Reply)