Friday, February 01, 2008

McA level English

Section 1. Comprehension.

Read the following extract from the Prime Minister's Office's response to the petition against the ending of institutional funding for people studying for equivalent or lower qualifications:

At the moment there is less of an incentive for institutions to reach out and recruit new talent within the workforce.

Explain clearly a) what on earth this means and b) try and find any way it could possibly justify "the most widely-condemned government education policy of the last 10 years" (S.Hunt).

While you do that I will slink off into middle aged depression.

UPDATE
Francis Sedgemore joins the fray here

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