“The prime minister has defended the accreditation of in-company qualifications after it was announced that staff at McDonald’s could gain the equivalent of an A-level in burger bar management.

The fast food giant, Network Rail and the airline Flybe are the first three companies to win government approval to become an exam board.”

Wow, I mean… well… um… that’s, well it’s… um… it’s certainly one way of countering claims of dumbing down.