The scrapping of the grade-setting algorithm for A-level students in England has led to an unprecedented rise in top grades - by far the biggest in at least two decades.
alex_jay_clark DominicGilbert Surely the only fair way to proceed is to give each and every student a full set of A* grades, followed by a taxpayer-funded 3 years of 'uni' before a guaranteed first and a mortar-board-tossing-Instagram-perfect photo to cap it all off. Everyone's a winner!
alex_jay_clark DominicGilbert Grade inflation has been happening for 40 years. So depressing Let’s be tougher, stricter and more challenging in our teaching
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A-level bosses 'want Government to U-turn and award students predicted grades'Some Ofqual board members reportedly want to standardise results across the country but Education Secretary is insistent the moderating system used was essential to prevent 'rampant grade inflation' Who awards grades without an examination or a test? Just give them the predicted grade haven’t they been through enough without their futures being stuffed as well If you are driving somewhere and see sign posts telling that you are going in the wrong direction, any sensible person turns around and goes the right way. There are glaring flashing neon signs showing the tories are going the wrong way. Are they sensible enough to make a U-turn.
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U-turn on A-level and GCSEs as teacher grades used'I couldn't be happier... I was predicted ABB and I received DDD' A-level student Nina Bunting-Mitcham reacts to news that A-level students in England will get grades estimated by their teachers after government U-turn Tories are a mess Conservatives - Government of U-turn 😅 ALevelProtests 👏👏👏
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A-level and GCSE results in England to be based on teacher assessments in U-turnOfqual standardisation model scrapped after outcry from pupils, teachers and MPs Now the distraction is over, can we go back to talking about the recession? You need to get the language right. 'Teacher grades' is too simplistic. They are centre grades. Some teacher grades would have been altered by SLT. Much better outcome but teachers need better protection here.
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A-level U-turn 'doesn't change much' for studentsUniversity hopefuls say they feel 'let down' and will still struggle to find places - even after their grades are bumped up You just pissed off a generation of voters, another amazing own goal for the Tories. My message to students who are struggling to find a place at a university... there are alternatives to University! Surely their GCSEs would be taken into account? My daughter's were;
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