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A-level results 2020: 8 key trends in England’s data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know… 1. Overall performance in England* The proportion of A* and A grades…

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A-level results 2020: ‘Enough is enough’ says heads’ union as it demands government review

The government must urgently review the system used to award A-level grades to pupils this year, the Association of…

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Freddie Whittaker
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A-level results 2020: Top grades up by 2.4 percentage points, but 39.1 of grades downgraded

The proportion of top A-level grades handed to students in England has increased by 2.4 per cent this year….

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Freddie Whittaker
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Sixth form colleges cry foul over standardisation as principals report problems with A-level results

The body representing sixth form colleges has demanded action after the vast majority of principals reported lower-than-expected A-level grades…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson apologises to pupils ahead of A-level results day

The education secretary has apologised to “every single child right across this country” for the disruption they have suffered…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2020: Heads question mock exam ‘curveball’

The government’s last-minute decision to give some pupils the chance to use mock exam grades instead of their calculated…

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Exams 2020: Schools WILL face charges for unsuccessful appeals

Fees for unsuccessful appeals against GCSE and A-level grades will not be waived this summer, exam boards have confirmed….

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Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2020: Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades”

Ofqual has announced it will publish guidance on how schools can use “valid mock grades” to appeal A-levels and…

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James Carr
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Exams 2020: 40% of A-level grades ‘adjusted’, minister reveals

Forty per cent of A-level grades provided by schools have been “adjusted” during the standardisation process, Nick Gibb has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘We apologise to nobody’ – Gibb defends ‘eleventh-hour’ mocks change

The government will “apologise to nobody” for its last-minute change to the exams system which will offer some pupils…

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE sets out plans to allow disappointed exam students to use ‘valid mock grades’

Pupils will be given the choice of receiving a “valid mock grade” instead of their standardised centre-assessment grade under…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Unhappy exam students can use mock exam results – reports

Pupils in England will be allowed to use “mock exam results” if they are unhappy with the grades they…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker