... future. Tomlinson's report consisted of short-term and long-term recommendations. In the longer term, Tomlinson suggested that AS and A-levels should be "de-coupled" as two free-standing qualifications as part of the proposed 14 to 19 policy the government outlined in the Green Paper for extending opportunity and raising standards in 2002. It was proposed by critics that so many considerable changes would increase the confusion felt by people and weaken confidence. On the other hand Tomlinson recommended that this structural change to the exam system ought to be done according to a five-year timetable , which could develop and so people would become used to the gradual changes. Tomlinson concluded that an independent committee should be set up to monitor the standards of A-levels over time to determine if A-levels are becoming easier. Tomlinson set out to raise educational standards by improving confidence in the exam system in the short term ...

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