Ms Ellen McKimm:

It was 32 pages long for a two-hour examination so it was a race against the clock from the get-go. We did not believe it was a fair assessment in that it did not assess all areas of the English curriculum and it was very much a case of thinking while writing. We did not have time to formulate a view or an opinion. We had to pick up the pen and write. Otherwise, we would not finish the paper. It needs to be more of an examination, particularly in a subject like English where one can make one's point well and have time to think through one's answers. We would have benefited from the extra 30 minutes because I know some people did not finish the examination in June.