Casio FX991 ES banned??

If it was my decision, I'd say we should all use no calculators. That'd encourage a modicum of thinking, at least.

I wouldn't be too opposed to this idea for A Level. I especially think Mechanics should be non-calculator e.g. in M1 you can express answers in terms of $g$.

I taught in a Thai school where students didn't use calculators. They did all trig using exact values. But I asked them one time what they would do if the angle in the triangle was 22 degrees and they had no idea. It was nice to see a complex trig question done without a calculator but I think students should at least have some exposure to calculators in lessons.

If it was my decision, I think I would keep calculators for GCSE but get rid of them for A Level.

Are you serious its allowed. This just means you can effectively bypass learning methods like algebraic long division and method of inspection for C2

Yeah, I can definitely see your point. We'd need to keep them around for stats though, wouldn't we?

Yes stats exams would still have to be calculator papers.

Still gotta learn it. Plus it only gives you one solution to an equation with multiple solutions. It's good for checking your answers but it's definitely not a way to bypass learning the methods.

Na it gives you all solutions check OP.

Are you serious its allowed. This just means you can effectively bypass learning methods like algebraic long division and method of inspection for C2

And then have it bite you in the ass later down the line; plus you still need to show working in exam papers.

It'd be extremely useful for double checking your answer. Definitely use it in that respect (or any other calculator, for that matter) - but don't use it as a substitute for actually knowing what you're doing.

Pretty much every that's needs to be said, easy to double check but ya still need to know how to write stuff down

10/10 thanks for stating the obvious