News A level results 2020: Poorer pupils see greater drop in calculated grades Poorer pupils are more likely to have had their centre-assessed A-level grades lowered during the standardisation process, Ofqual has… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News 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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive 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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News 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…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News ‘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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 981 Older