In JulySirPeterWilliams, who was recentlyappointed by the government toreviewprimarymathematicsteaching, said it wasa "testable fact" that A-level mathsandphysicswere gettingeasier.
He also said independent reports from the Royal Society of Chemistry and SirPeterWilliams, who carried out the government's maths review, showed there had been an overall fall in standards.