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LeftishBrit

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9. This would rule out many native British people!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 09:14 PM

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For Americans reading this: English A level is not compulsory and only a minority take it (though this is often because people chose to take other subjects, rather than because they couldn't manage it). But GCSE English Language is compulsory, and close to 40% get below a grade 4, regarded as the minimum passing grade. Usually students must obtain more than that - GCSE grade 5 or 6- to be even considered eligible to take A level English.

So are we going to deport nearly half of the British????

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Migrants to UK will be required to pass A Level standard of English - WTF? [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 14 OP

I have two immediate thoughts. yardwork Oct 14 #1

Yes, the test would be beyond most MAGA - especially Trump muriel_volestrangler Oct 14 #2

Having met a few hundred MAGAs as a poll worker, I can confirm that many wouldn't pass such a test. progressoid Oct 14 #3

This paragraph is right on target: yardwork Oct 14 #4

Points off if you spell words without the extraneous "u"? tanyev Oct 14 #5

Has the A-level English curriculum changed since I took it in the 1970s? Emrys Oct 14 #6

I think you're right in calling it an "arbitrary bar" muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #7

I'm sure I recall also taking an AS-level exam in English language Emrys Wednesday #8

This would rule out many native British people! LeftishBrit Thursday #9