'The Campaign to Improve AQA Philosophy' Petition
An appeal to the Director General and Executive Board of AQA on behalf of A-level Philosophy teachersTo the Director General and Executive Board of AQA,We, the undersigned, bring to your attention an... continue reading »
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"Wholly necessary and representative."
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"The AQA-indorsed textbook is a confusing jumble of incoherent ramblings, with lots of pointless quotes to try (and fail) to make it look better. Philosophy is an interesting and worthwhile subject, but the AQA syllabus gives completely the opposite impres"
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"The AQA book is badly written and there are passages which are more misleading than insightful in it. I don't even use it for the reason preferring other textbooks. I asked AQA to send me the syllabus folder and was instead sent an email telling me to pri"
"I concur broadly with many of these concerns. However, without an alternative 'pure' Philosophy course offered by one of the other major boards, there is a limited incentive for AQA to respond quickly and effectively to criticism, however well founded it "
"Nelson Thornes textbooks are particularly bad. I'd love to know what the criteria are for AQA to endorse, but the textbooks are not fit for purpose."
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"This is a difficult course, and rightly so, however this makes it all the more vital that AQA endorses only high quality resources and supports practitioners in the delivery of the A Level."
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"The recommendations expressed in this petition are of the utmost importance for training ALL students in skills of reasoning and analysis."
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"Studying philosophy this year has honestly been an absolute nightmare"
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"Philosophy is a prestigious subject, recognised by top universities. We need to ensure we do not lose this status through poor materials and disengaged students."
"My principle concerns relate to the unpredictability of questions which penalise well-prepared students for failing to spot the intended angle and considerable inconsistency in marking evidenced in successful appeals and disparity between results on diffe"
