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Wednesday, 21 August, 2002, 14:31 GMT 15:31 UK
Six Forum: Exams
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Thousands of pupils in England and Wales are anxiously waiting for their GCSE results.

Pupils in Northern Ireland have already received their grades and, as with last week's A-level results, more students than ever passed.

The increased pass rate in the A-levels prompted critics to say that the exams are getting easier.

Shadow Education Secretary Damian Green has called for an independent enquiry into exam quality.

But teachers and pupils are more concerned with the number of exams that pupils have to take.

They say that since the introduction of AS-levels in 2000, students are overworked and timetables were chaotic as a result.

Why are pass rates increasing? Are pupils under too much pressure? What, if anything, should be changed in the education system?

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