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BBC Bitesize, [1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams .
A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests such as University of Oxford, [1] [2] University of Cambridge [3] College Collections. Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation.
The Conservative Party under Prime Minister David Cameron initiated reforms for A Levels to change from a modular structure to a linear one. [8] British examination boards (Edexcel, AQA, OCR and WJEC) regulated and accredited by the Government of the United Kingdom responded to the government's reform announcements by modifying syllabi of several A Level subjects. [9]
1272 Death of Henry III, Edward I succeeds to the English throne; 1277 England annexes Wales, a state of affairs which lasted until 1283; 1279 The first Statutes of Mortmain was passed; 1282 Death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Wales; Dafydd ap Gruffydd succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd; 1283 Death of Dafydd ap Gruffydd; English conquest of ...
For the first two years of Daytime on Two, special Ceefax pages were broadcast during the longer intervals. The pages, branded as The Daytime on 2 Information Service, featured schedules and information about Daytime on 2 output. [4] The pages were discontinued at the end of the 1984/85 school year.
BBC History is a British magazine devoted to both British and world history, and aimed at readers of all levels of knowledge and interest. There are thirteen issues a year, one each month and a Christmas special. The magazine is published, under licence from the BBC, by the Immediate Media Company.
The Modernisation Plan called for the large-scale introduction of diesel locomotives: a total of 2,500 locomotives for mainline service to be procured in 10 years at a cost of £125 million (£3 billion in 2020), plus the replacement of much of the existing pre-war passenger rolling stock with over 5,000 diesel or electric multiple units or new ...
[10] 5 October – Anglo-Spanish War: Spain declares war on Britain. [3] December – the government begins work on a 40-acre (162,000 m 2) site at Norman Cross for the world's first purpose-built prisoner-of-war camp. [11] 18 December – HMS Courageux is wrecked on the Barbary Coast with the loss of 464 of the 593 on board. Undated