The Cambridge Pre-U, literacy, and school uniforms as a great leveller | Letters

Letters from Michael O’Sullivan of Cambridge Assessment International Education, Ursula Hutchinson and Dr Peter Glanvill

As creators of the Cambridge Pre-U, we’d like to correct a point made by Bernie Evans (Letters, 12 July) that “Cambridge Pre-U qualifications are not regulated like other exams by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)”. That is incorrect, on two counts. Ofqual, not JCQ, regulates qualifications, and Cambridge Pre-U is indeed regulated by Ofqual. Thus state schools can and do offer Cambridge Pre-U, and make up 38% of all schools taking it.

It is also obviously incorrect to conclude that differences in pass rates between A-level and Cambridge Pre-U mean one exam is easier than the other. The differences in results simply reflect the different levels of attainment of the candidates.
Michael O’Sullivan
Chief executive, Cambridge Assessment International Education

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