Teenagers have been fretting and sharing their nerves on social media as they wait to find out their A-level results. Beleaguered students across the country are waking up to their grades amid last-minute changes to appeals, with around one in four entries expected to be awarded the top marks. Around 300,000 school leavers in England, … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… Britain’s A-level roulette By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:07 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 07:29 BST, 13 August 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Why is results day different this year? Exams were cancelled across the UK in March as the pandemic took hold and schools closed. As a result, Ofqual, the exam regulator in England, decided grades would instead be awarded based on teacher assessments of how pupils would have performed, moderated by exam boards. However, it soon … Read more
Teachers are alarmed by the decision to allow A-level pupils to use their mock results as their final grade. Mock results were described as the ‘most singularly inconsistent bit of information that could possibly be used’ and there were warnings the new system could actually increase unfairness. Many pupils are expected to demand schools submit … Read more
Students and parents have condemned ‘panicked’ changes to the way A-level results in England are decided, saying they have increased stress and reduced fairness. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced late on Tuesday that students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with the grades they are … Read more
Students and parents have condemned ‘panicked’ changes to the way A-level results in England are decided, saying they have increased stress and reduced fairness. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced late on Tuesday that students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with the grades they are … Read more
A-level pupils whose marks are downgraded by computer face missing out on university places while exam boards sift through a flood of appeals, experts warned last night. This year’s exams were cancelled because of coronavirus so marks will be based on teachers’ estimates of what entrants would have achieved. But exam boards are expected to … Read more
A-level pupils will be able see who is top of the class after winning right to see how they rank among peers – but schools face ‘flood’ of complaints as 300,000 marks ‘will get downgraded’ The Information Commissioner’s Office says pupils can request information Class rankings play a factor in either raising or lowering pupils … Read more
Nearly 40% of A-level grades given by teachers in England will be downgraded when exam regulator Ofqual publishes students’ results next week. Up to 300,000 students stand to receive lower grades after exams were cancelled amid the coronavirus lockdown. Grades will instead be issued according to Ofqual’s statistical model, which draws on each pupil’s previous … Read more
300,000 A-level pupils in England face lower marks than expected as 39% of grades set by teachers ‘will be downgraded’ – amid fury in Scotland over 25% of papers marked down More than 730,000 A-level entries will be assessed by Ofqual’s statistical model Nearly 2 million grades set by teachers could be changed or ignored … Read more