'The Campaign to Improve AQA Philosophy' Petition

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"I and my colleagues have delivered this AQA Philosophy course for over 7 years and are continually frustrated and annoyed at many of the points made above (on the petition). Once again some of this years questions were baffling and confusing for our stude"

"PLEASE don't ignore this: it's vital for secondary education in general, as well as for our own profession."

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"Sometimes the exam questions are really fair and allow for all students to demonstrate their knowledge regardless of ability. What I have found frustrating is the lack of consistency in exam questions. Some years in some topics it seems as though the ques"

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"Having taught OCR Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at a previous school, I was very excited at the prospect of delivering a 'Philosophy' course, including set text material. I have been both disappointed and frustrated that the course has proved to be in"

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"I fully support this campaign. Many of our bright students seem to have underperformed in Philosophy in certain years and for some this has cost them their desired university place. I am glad that from september I will no longer have to deliver the AQA sy"

"student, felt considerably let down in unit 1, especially as one question's response was meant to be about Hinduism... NOT ON THE SYLLABUS"

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"There often seems to be little concern at the AQA to offer resources, teacher support or (in some notable instances) exam questions that will allow a wide diversity of students and teachers to approach philosophy with confidence."

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"It is unfair and most discouraging to see intelligent, hard working students with a good grasp of Philosophy at the mercy of such an obscure assessment system."

"I would like to echoe the points made in the petition. Philosophy is a challenging subject that is made even more so by the density of the course materials and the lack of consistency in the exam marking."

"I fully endorse all that has been said here. I have a student who has received 2nd prize in the Corpus Christi philosophy essay competition who was has decided against continuing Philosophy to degree level SPECIFICALLY because of the confusing nature of t"