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One of Wales' leading education experts has launched a scathing attack on the standards of students going to university and the degrees they obtain. Peter Morris, chairman of the Welsh section of the Professional Association of Teachers, says too many low-ability candidates are being accepted on undergraduate courses.
And he says first class degrees are now worth less than they were a few decades ago. FROM PAGE 5: Unis taking too many low-ability students, says teachers' leader:One of Wales' leading education experts yesterday launched a scathing attack on the standards of students going to university and the degrees they obtain. Less than a month before students across Wales receive their A-level results in the hope of gaining university places, Peter Morris, chairman of the Welsh section of the Professional Association of Teachers, said too many low-ability candidates are being accepted on undergraduate courses.See the full content of this document
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Education Expert Slams Standards
And, just a week after the latest round of graduations from Wales' universities, the retired secondary school teacher said that first class degrees are now worth less than they wer...
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