Author: JL Dutaut

If there’s a debate to be had about exams and algorithms, don’t let it take away from our achievements, says Olivia Eren When picturing my results day this time last year, I had no idea that it would be as chaotic and confusing as it has been over the past few days. The thought of […]

The results are in but the work of ensuring students rebuild their confidence has only just begun, writes Liz Bromley This week, teacher assessments plus adjustments by the qualifications regulator have caused GCSE grade inflation by some 20 per cent between grades 6 to 9, with more than 25 per cent more students receiving grades […]

There is a simple way for government to avoid this shoddy recent history from repeating itself, writes Alison Peacock Congratulations to all young people celebrating their GCSE grades this week. It is important that students and their families can justifiably celebrate the marks allocated and to use these exam results to ensure that they can […]

Coupled with the impacts of COVID-19 itself, this year’s exam results mean Oxbridge entry is harder than ever. Paarul Shah looks at the challenges and how schools can support their students to make the transition This year’s exams arrangements pose unique problems for Oxbridge applicants, both successful and unsuccessful. What’s more, applicants for quantitative STEM […]

For all the apologies, Mary Bousted says there is little sign government is willing or able to learn the lessons of how it got into this mess, with likely repercussions for next year’s final-year students Today should have been a day of celebration for students as they received their A level grades. It doesn’t feel […]

Failure to deal with predictable problems early on has only created more pressure for students, schools and Ofqual, writes Natalie Perera The process for awarding A Level and GCSE results this year has been fraught from the outset and made even worse by poor and ill-thought through communication from government. It is difficult, amongst this […]

Only transparency about how calculated grades were arrived at can begin to fix the entirely avoidable unfairness of today’s A level results, writes David Holtham We all know we are operating in unprecedented times and have to accept undesirable outcomes, but today’s A level results fiasco is different. Unlike pupils missing months of education and […]

This year’s A level results are of equal value to results gained in any other year but we must learn from the turmoil students have faced, writes Sarah Hannafin In an unprecedented year, the revised system for awarding grades for A levels seems to have held up to the intense stress placed upon it. However, we […]