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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 8/15
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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