[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by MTVN

My A-level results ended up being better than my predicted grades, my mocks and my AS-levels so I do really feel for this year's students, if I was getting my results they'd probably be worse than what I actually got. Some teacher's obviously were over inflating grades though so it is a difficult one but given that students have been deprived of the chance to prove themselves and live up to those expectations I do think its harsh to knock back so many grades, especially given the price that the young have paid for this pandemic

Yeah I got BCCD at AS Level and then bumped them up to AAB for my final A Levels.. it’s crazy... it means they won’t be able to get into unis they had planned on going to and won’t be able to go into careers they imagined themselves getting into (those that require certain grades (medicine, Vet, dentistry, engineering industry, scientist, finance etc). It must be so frustrating

[The Slim Reaper]

Not a single kid at eton had their grades lowered.

[Livia]

The pandemic was nobody's fault, not even the Tories. I'm sure no one who's had their grades fiddled with is happy... but on the upside, everyone can resit in the autumn. Whatever happened, whatever "solutions" were decided, however it had been handled, hardly anyone was ever going to be happy.

[arista]

[Labour demand urgent U-turn over A-level results 'fiasco']


Of Course they will
its a vote winner..........................

[Liam-]

Everything he says here is 100% correct, this is a disgrace

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

[Labour demand urgent U-turn over A-level results 'fiasco']


Of Course they will
its a vote winner..........................

4 years away from voting, it's not even a consideration at this point as things will be back to normal (hopefully) over the next couple of years. There are clear distinctions in the kids that kept their grades, and the kids that didn't. This also goes back to Goves exam policy change in 2013.

[The Slim Reaper]

[The Slim Reaper]

Tories have had it rough too.

Oh.

Spoiler:

[Liam-]

[Cherie]

Sixth Form Colleges had to rank their students and weren’t allowed to give students the same rank even if they had the same mock results

[arista]

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...est-marks.html

[Ammi]

A-level exam results fury grows as Ofqual suddenly suspends appeals policy...

Students are vowing to hold the government to account over the A-level results row as the exams regulator for England suddenly suspended its own policy on exam appeals.

Around 280,000 students saw their grades fall by one grade or more following the introduction of a new algorithm, which was put in place after the coronavirus lockdown led to exams being cancelled.

But students have been left furious by the new system, with many losing their places on their chosen courses after not meeting the required grades.

Yesterday, the exams regulator Ofqual published guidance about its appeals process announced by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.

But late last night, Ofqual's board said it is reviewing its own criteria for students who hope to challenge their A-level grades on the basis of their mock exam results.

Ofqual said in a statement: "Earlier today we published information about mock exam results in appeals. This policy is being reviewed by the Ofqual Board and further information will be published in due course."


Conservative MP Robert Halfon, the chair of the House of Commons' Education Committee, branded the development "farcical".


https://news.sky.com/story/student-a...olicy-12050047

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

The pandemic was nobody's fault, not even the Tories. I'm sure no one who's had their grades fiddled with is happy... but on the upside, everyone can resit in the autumn. Whatever happened, whatever "solutions" were decided, however it had been handled, hardly anyone was ever going to be happy.

Yeah, this kind of "no one's to blame" hogwash doesn't work in the reality of what has happened.

[arista]

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[Ammi]

Exams U-turn: Teacher grades to be used in England and Wales as algorithm scrapped...


https://news.sky.com/story/exams-u-t...rades-12051173

[Tom4784]

It's an utter disgrace and a pure example of how the Tories will **** over the working and middle classes every time.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

Exams U-turn: Teacher grades to be used in England and Wales as algorithm scrapped...


https://news.sky.com/story/exams-u-t...rades-12051173

Yes they had to do it.

[Cherie]

Computer is not always right

Good move

[bitontheslide]

if students aren't up to scratch after their first year at college/uni they will be out on their ass anyway, so the system will rectify itself in a year