An A-level in Harry Potter: Experts fear ‘dumbing down’ as book becomes set text

Tue, 04/29/2008 - 08:51 — Blake

Good News For Harry Fans: Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone is being offered as a 'set text' by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), the UK's largest exam board, which is responsible for nearly half of the country's exams. But horrified education experts fear Harry will rob the A-level of credibility.