THREAD: Found my grandmother’s O Level exam papers from 1954.
(kids got to keep their papers? 😮)
They’re fascinating.
Do we demand more or less of kids today?
What do the papers tell us about the curriculum in 1954?
Could you answer the questions?
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(kids got to keep their papers? 😮)
They’re fascinating.
Do we demand more or less of kids today?
What do the papers tell us about the curriculum in 1954?
Could you answer the questions?
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Mathematics Paper 1.
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Mathematics Paper 2
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Mathematics Paper 3
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Art - History of Painting
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Art - Design
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Art - Plant Drawing. Bring this one back, I say. 🌱
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English Language - Paper 1.
I don’t think 66 years has improved the quality of the writing prompts tbh 🤣 #TeamEnglish
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I don’t think 66 years has improved the quality of the writing prompts tbh 🤣 #TeamEnglish
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English Language - Paper 2.
Including my grandmother’s handwritten notes.
She went on to be an English teacher... first ever job in the school where I am now the Headteacher. 😍
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Including my grandmother’s handwritten notes.
She went on to be an English teacher... first ever job in the school where I am now the Headteacher. 😍
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History (British) - Social and Economic History 1760-1914
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Biology
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Latin - Paper 1
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Latin - Paper 2
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And finally, a run down of all exams available via Oxford in 1954 and my grandmother’s exam timetable.👇
What a privilege to have this glimpse into the past. Really interesting from a curriculum perspective.
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What a privilege to have this glimpse into the past. Really interesting from a curriculum perspective.
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