Are You Qualified?

[Buenchico]

If the English Baccalaureate had gone ahead, job application forms would soon have been asking "Have you obtained the English Baccalaureate or equivalent?".

To lawfully answer 'Yes', you'd need to have O-levels (at any grade), CSE (at Grade 1 only) or GCSEs (at grades A to C only) in ALL of the following 5 subjects areas:
Maths
English
A 'pure' Science subject (such as Physics, Chemistry or Biology)
A modern language
Either History or Geography.

So how many of you could lawfully answer 'Yes'. I couldn't!

[bednobs]

yes, i could, just.
I still reckon the only reason they dropped the ebac is because no-one can spell it

[DJHawkes]

I couldn't but I have a BA Combined Hons so stuff em

[sherrardk]

No, big fail. Didn't do History or Geography. Did do Physics (which I didn't pass), Biology and Chemistry though. Oh, but grade 2 CSE in German. I am a failure :(

[sandyRoe]

Eng-Lit, English, and Maths at O-Level. That's the extent of my education.

[society]

I have 8 GCE O levels, 2 A levels.

[Psybbo]

Yes

[Buenchico]

>>>I still reckon the only reason they dropped the ebac is because no-one can spell it

I did manage to spell it correctly without looking it up, Bednobs, but I did also look carefully to see if Firefox's spellchecker had underlined it before posting ;-)

[sherrardk]

I have got a rubbish degree though.

[EcclesCake]

I think, surprisingly, that I can!

[Buenchico]

>>>I have 8 GCE O levels, 2 A levels.

Simple numbers are irrelevant, Society. I've got 10 O-levels and 3 A-levels (and several other qualifications, including a degree) but I still can't say that I've achieved EB level (because I've not got either History or Geography). So I'm officially a failure!

[Buenchico]

Welcome to the club, Dot, Sherrardk & Sandy.

Sibton & EC are the only 'qualified' people around here, so far!

[paddywak]

In the early '60s took and passed the old "O Levels" in
English G1
English Lit G2
Maths G1
Physics G2
History G1
Geography G2
Tech Drawing G2
A Level
English G1
Maths G1
Physic G1

So I guess I could say yes

[Buenchico]

Well done, Paddy.

Did they actually call it 'Technical Drawing' on your exam certificate or was it (as on mine) the more grandiose 'Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing'?

Oh, hang on a minute, Paddy. I've just re-read your post. Unless you simply forgot to mention a modern language, you're officially a 'failure' - just like me!

[lady-janine]

yes thank you.

[lcg]

i can.....

[Buenchico]

Hi LadyJ and Lcg76.

Can I borrow your exam certificates, please?
;-)

[lcg]

6 gcse's, 5 a levels, one degree (1st), pg cert and studying on for an msc. i am annoyed that i am no longer the most qualified person in my house - mr kicker has finished his masters and is awaiting the result (it's gonna be good!) x

[lcg]

chris....you can borrow anything you like..... ;-)

[society]

Maths
English
English Lit
Spanish
Human & Social Biology
Geography
Physics
Chemistry

I also did Art but don't remember if I did the exam.

[paddywak]

Chico, I'll have to check tomorrow but I think it was actually called Engineering Drawing, this was under the old Northern Universities Board. I did French but I wasn't all that good at it and just scrapped through with a minimum grade pass I think it was a 5 at the time I try to forget it as it was probably the worst result in my academic career.