How school exams could change Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC’s adaptation committee, suggested changing the school year so that pupils would not have to sit exams during summer.They may not have been able to sleep properly and are “absolutely not at their best”, she said. Caption: EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23Undated file photo of students sitting an exam. A-levels should be reformed so pupils study a humanities subject, mathematics and a foreign language until the end of schooling to tackle a decline in
humanities enrolments at universities, a report suggests. Issue date: Thursday September 23, 2021. PA Photo. Requiring maths to be studied would improve the numerical abilities of humanities graduates and boost their employment prospects, according to a paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. See PA story EDUCATION Humanities . Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Photographer: Gareth FullerProvider: PASource: PA
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