News Ofqual publishes criteria for ‘valid’ mock exam appeals Mock exams must meet eight separate criteria to be classed as ‘valid’ and used to appeal downgraded pupils’ results… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over A-level results. The… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Ofsted director seconded to help government plan for reopening of schools A senior Ofsted director has been seconded to a government team planning for the return of pupils to schools…. Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News A-level appeals: Heads fear pupils will miss university start dates Students awaiting the outcome of appeals against their A-level grades or to take autumn exams could miss the start… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco The government may face legal action on behalf of pupils affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News A-level results 2020: B grades most likely to be downgraded Pupils handed B grades by their schools were most likely to have their results downgraded during the standardisation process,… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News A-level results 2020: Private schools see biggest boost in top grades Top A-level grades have increased more at private schools than any other type of school and college this year…. James Carr 6y James Carr 6y 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 6y James Carr 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 1,030 Older