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Episode 15: Are GCSEs fit for purpose?

April 11, 2021 • David Hibbert, Rachel Lewin, Chloe Bateman, Simon Davies, Jacob Keet

0.00-1.16: introduction

1.16-22.23: What does assessment mean to us?

22.23-53.50: Are GCSEs fit for purpose?

53.50-end: Recommendations

Chloe:
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week13/britains-tiger-kings-trail-ross-kemp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000tzg6/louis-theroux-shooting-joe-exotic

Rachel:
Instagram and Ruth Brownlee

https://www.instagram.com/shetlandruthie/?hl=en

Simon:
Anatomy of Scandal by Sarah Vaughn
The Pattern Seekers by Simon Baron-Cohen

Jacob:
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

David:
The Ezra Klein Show (podcast)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/isabel-wilkerson-wants-to-change-how-we-understand/id1081584611?i=1000488978920

https://www.nytimes.com/column/ezra-klein-podcast