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Rod Bristow
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‘Why we need to rethink our education system’
Funding must be allocated and targeted effectively to meet the needs of all learners at all stages, writes Rod Bristow
14 November 2018
‘The post-Brexit skills gap is beginning to look like a skills crisis’
We need an independent body to advise our politicians on how the education system can deliver the skills our country will need, writes one exam board president
10 July 2017
Why our attitude to exams deserves an F
We must recognise that tests are a means of assessing knowledge, not an end in themselves, argues exam board boss Rod Bristow
14 August 2015
Why our attitude to exams deserves an F
We must recognise that tests are a means of assessing knowledge, not an end in themselves, argues exam board boss Rod Bristow
14 August 2015
Opinion: ‘We need more qualifications that bridge the gap between school and degree’
The president of Pearson UK calls for an overhaul of higher technical qualifications to prepare young people for the world of work
16 July 2015
Pearson: ‘Why Hannah’s Sweets represented a fair and challenging question’
Social media is a great thing, writes the head of Pearson UK, but it must not influence our attitude to exams
12 June 2015