The British government has created a hostile environment for young people Suzanne Moore
almost 5 years in The guardian
The right has always despised ‘all must have prizes’, but throughout the A-level grades fiasco, it was more like: all those who can be punished will be
It has been astonishing to witness the downgrading of an entire generation. I am not just talking about A-level results; nor were the kids who were shouting: “Fuck the algorithm!” on the streets. This entirely predictable, man-made fiasco was not an accident.
It was a combination of negligence and malice. Although the algorithm has now been ditched in favour of teacher assessments and the mess left for universities to clear up, it will be chaos. This is not just about the phenomenal uselessness of particular ministers, but a mindset in which children somehow are always someone else’s problem. Continue reading...
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