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After months of hard work and what feels like a lifetime of suspense awaiting satisfactory grades, students around the country finally open their A-Level levels today.  It may be of some comfort, however, to know that members of the Royal family have been through the exact nerve-wracking experience like every …

Every August brings complaints about A-levels. The latest suggestion is that there should be a single national awarding body for schools examinations. This idea has been around for years: Michael Gove, for instance, considered nationalising exams. Complaints mainly seem to focus on the unreliability of results (manifested by high numbers …