On Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:21:22 +0000 Dave Dickson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Jenny,
>
> Just a brief note to say that it would be tragic if the A level status was removed
> from Business Studies. We must seek to prove that the analytical criteria are
> as academic as any other A level and this must also highlight the
> epistemological basis of the subject which as we know is open to debate.
>
> At the same time as you well know we cannot afford to detract from the
> Advanced Criteria for GNVQ, but we could centre it more in the process and
> application. This would mean changing some of the Performance Criteria for
> Distinctions, but it may more honestly represent the applied nature of GNVQ
> and the type of learner who most benefits from this award route.
>
> A lot more to be said on this.
>
> David
>
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