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Matt Hancock today delivered another hint that low-infection areas will see lockdown downgraded by December 16 as the government reels from a huge Tory revolt. The new tiers system for England came into force at midnight after the Commons approved it by 291 to 78 – but the healthy majority masked a disaster for Boris … Read more
‘You’ve RUINED my life’: Furious A-level student confronts schools minister Nick Gibb live Radio 4’s Any Questions after she was downgraded THREE grades lower from her one of predicated marks Nina Bunting-Mitchem challenged Nick Gibb on Radio 4’s Any Questions She didn’t get into any chosen veterinary schools after grades were lowered Government plans to … Read more
Nearly 3,000 Oxford University graduates have called on the institution to admit students whose grades were downgraded amid the A-level results controversy. In an open letter, alumni called on the university to show ‘kindness and generosity’ to students whose marks had been ‘unexpectedly and unfairly downgraded by an algorithm’. Nearly two in five of teachers’ … Read more
Oxford University has today warned applicants who successfully appeal their downgraded A-level results that they may have to wait a year before they can start their degree courses. Some students who achieve the top grades after challenging their results could have their places at Oxford deferred until autumn 2021 if the institution reaches maximum capacity. … Read more
Key statistics in this year’s A-level results The proportion of candidates receiving top grades is the highest on record. A total of 27.9% of entrants scored either an A or A*, up from 25.5% in 2019. Some 9.0% of entrants received an A*. This is another record high, and is up from 7.8% last year. … Read more
Thousands of pupils’ results have been downgraded after this year’s summer exams were cancelled because of Covid-19 despite record-high results. The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher has risen to an all-time high, with 27.9 per cent securing the top grades this year, figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland show. … Read more
Universities have pledged to ‘soften’ admissions rules with 40 per cent of A-Level results set to be downgraded today – and Gavin Williamson defying calls to scrap the process of ‘standardising’ marks. Hundreds of thousands of students are learning their fate this morning after their courses were blighted by coronavirus, with exams having to be … 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
Exam regulator Ofqual say a ‘substantial’ number of students will have their GCSE and A-levels downgraded after teachers submitted inflated marks when exams were cancelled Ofqual has said it is ‘not surprising’ that grades calculated were more optimistic Many students will receive at least one grade next month that has been adjusted Will make sure that … Read more