Category: Exams

The clue is in the name – ‘A’ Level should mean ‘advanced’

The clue is in the name – ‘A’ Level should mean ‘advanced’

Once again A’ Level results were collected by worried sixth formers and once again they performed better than any year group that had gone before them. It seems we are trapped in an unending spiral of grade inflation, and if it continues on its current trajectory, it won’t be long before every student is an A-grade student.…

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Turn your papers over…now

Turn your papers over…now

Children next week will learn what GCSE and A’ Level results they have achieved. However, like last year, the method of arriving at the grades will not be through the process of marked examination papers. This is because of the pandemic, which has deeply affected the education of millions of our young people. Last year…

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Williamson re-sits exam decision

Williamson re-sits exam decision

An imminent U-turn by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson might well see exams re-instated this year. In a letter to the chief regulator, Williamson said he would like to ‘explore the possibility of providing externally set tasks or papers’. I said at the time of cancellation that it was a decision made too early and that…

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