A story in the news today reveals that the last examination board in the country to run an `A` level in Ancient History is abandoning the subject despite a huge growth in the number of candidates recently. (Ok so it only grew from 300 a year to 1,000 sitting the exam but it`s still a 300% increase.)
Peter Jones, Spokesman for the Co-ordinating Committee, said:
‘At a time when a generation of students has been stimulated by Boris Johnson’s TV series on the Roman Empire and numerous high-profile films such as Alexander, Gladiators and 300, it is a supreme irony that they will have no opportunity to pursue ancient history in depth post-16.’
2 comments:
Our school recieved an award for being the best school in the UK for Ancient History at AS level..
Just some shameless promotion!
John I`m delighted to hear it.
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