Too much pressure on kids?

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Unfortunately teachers do not decide what happens in schools. That is down to the government, Head and Governors.

True enough, and part of my reasoning should have been that mechanisms exist that allow kids to move from academic paths into vocational ones. It would relieve pressure on those teachers who are finding a lot of time is spent on kids who have neither the aptitude nor the interest to do well (sorry if that sounds harsh).