Model answers from World2Rights. Our score is ten out of ten:

1. All schools will be able to 'select-in' 33% of their 14-16 year olds on the basis of particular academic strengths corresponding to a school's specialism. In general, there should be no selection before this age range.  Schools will not be able to 'select-out' their existing pupils.

2. Equitable allocation. In areas where any school is over-subscribed, a computerised random ballot of parental preferences will be used. Overall parent satisfaction will be maximised by allocating first preference schools in as many cases as possible.

3. The system will weight additional factors. For example, pupils from low income backgrounds will be given an increased chance of attending a nearby school if that school is ranked high in their parents' preferences. Siblings of current pupils (only those who will be attending the school at the same time) will also be prioritised.

4. Where parents do not return their ballot form, the default entered into the ballot procedure will be the ranking recommended by the pupil's current head teacher.

5. Over-subscribed schools will be allowed to implement modest expansion programmes.

6. Performance measures of a school should be calculated on an input-output basis taking into account grades achieved by pupils immediately before entering that school. The number of tests in schools should be reduced. Schools should set their own targets for improvement.

7. Failed schools that have not responded to the full range of improvement measures should be re-opened with transformed structures. For example, they could be managed as extensions of nearby private schools.

8. Every fifth-former should have the option of taking AS levels in core subjects either at their own school or by attending a sixth form college on a part-time basis.

9. Reform of GCSEs and A-levels: the submission of good course-work should be a requirement to pass; but, for most subjects, grades should be determined by formal examinations (not necessarily a single final exam).

10. Students should take a combination of AS and full A-levels in order to provide both a breadth and a depth of knowledge. In order to raise standards, exam boards should transfer some syllabus content from first year degree courses into A-levels and from A-levels into GCSE courses.

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