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Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per cent of all the moderated … 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
Exam board apologises and withdraws GCSE psychology textbook featuring cartoon of black tribe cooking a white missionary in a pot The picture in the AQA textbook shows two white missionaries, captured by a group of black men said to be cannibals, cooking one of the missionaries The wider context in the psychology text book was … Read more
Exam results could be slashed amid forecasts suggesting teachers have marked pupils affected by the coronavirus pandemic too generously this year, while other pupils to be impacted by the virus will benefit from a £1billion support package. As some pupils face longer school days and new social distancing measures, data published by FFT Datalab suggests … Read more
Equalities watchdog warns exam bosses that black and ethnic minority students will suffer from grading bias after Covid-19 halted GSCEs and A-levels GCSE and A-Level students will be awarded their grades by schools and colleges Equalities watchdog warn BAME and disabled pupils could suffer grading bias They accused Ofqual of not going far enough to … Read more
GCSE and A-Level pupils ‘will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year… and will be told to RE-SIT tests in the autumn if they are unhappy’ Exam regulator Ofqual propose to stop appeals against A-level and GCSE results Students will be graded by teachers after exams cancelled due to coronavirus Ofqual says … Read more
Written by Arnab Mitra | New Delhi | Updated: February 18, 2020 11:22:53 am The maximum incidents of copying reported from Nalanda, with 12 candidates expelled caught cheating. Representational Image/ file Bihar board matric exam: On the first day of the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) matriculation (class 10) examination, as many as 50 students … Read more
By: Express News Service | Pune | Published: February 18, 2020 4:23:19 am At least 8,43,552 boys and 6,61,325 girls from 9,923 junior colleges across the state are appearing for the exams this year. In Pune division, 2,55,044 students have registered for the exams. The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) … Read more
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: February 18, 2020 8:14:01 am According to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), which conducts the exams, more than 56 per cent of the total students appearing this year are girls – the highest in recent times. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh/Representational) About 10.15 lakh … Read more