English A-level suffers collapse in student numbers as teachers blame tougher GCSEs

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English A-level is set for its biggest drop in students in 20 years as headteachers call for an inquiry into whether GCSE reforms are killing the subject.

The number of students taking the subject has plummeted by 13 per cent since last year, according to provisional data published by the exams watchdog Ofqual.

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I blame bad teachers too busy with LGBT. Teachers are supposed to inspire students so they study.

I thought they had already dumbed down exams?

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