article_snippet: Teachers should be forced to sit A-level exams along with Teachers pupils, MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen has suggested.
article_snippet: Teaching unions have previously cautioned against controversial move, but North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, said the change was a logical way to drive-up educational standards.
article_snippet: Mr Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire said: 'My idea would be to have the teacher sit the exam themselves, along with the students. '
article_snippet: After all, how can themselves be expected to pass on themselves knowledge to students to allow themselves to succeed in the exam, if students could not? '
article_snippet: This would help improve teaching standards because if a teacher did poorly, this could be looked into and a teacher did poorly skills improved upon.'
article_snippet: The Tory MP thinks teachers should sit the exams alongside teachers pupils to improve standards (file picture) '
article_snippet: This includes not making alterations to qualifications in the academic year or during a course unless in ‘exceptional circumstances’.
highlights_snippet: But teaching unions have previously warned against controversial move .