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AQA AS English

Insights from the AQA AS and A level English Language exams, by Dan Clayton

October 8, 2019March 26, 2020Oxford English Team
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It’s now the third time through the A levels for the new (ish) reformed A level specifications, or the fourth time round if you count the AS exams (which are now sat by just a quarter of those who took them 2 years ago). That usually means that teachers and students are getting more used […]

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