Zara Meadows, an AS level student from Belfast Royal Academy. Image: PA Images Zara Meadows, an AS level student from Belfast Royal Academy. Image: PA Images THE HIGHEST PREDICTED grade is to be given to A-level students in Northern Ireland, Stormont’s education minister said.
A-level and AS-level candidates will be awarded grades expected by their teachers when they are higher, Weir confirmed, after exams were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The minister said: “Concerns remain over the impact of changes to the qualifications system throughout the United Kingdom and any potential solution offered has its flaws.
The Stormont Assembly will be recalled from summer recess on Tuesday to debate the furore caused by a centralised formula designed to rule out anomalies caused by individual schools or teachers.