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‘A’level results, not a level playing field.

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Grany Fri 14-Aug-20 20:15:07

So now the government who blamed firemen for Grenfell and careworkers for care home deaths are blaming teachers for the A level fiasco, rather than their shamefully elitist aglorithm?

#ToryShambles

Nandalot Fri 14-Aug-20 19:42:20

After having their education badly disrupted this year’s cohort of ‘A’ level students now have to suffer the rather ill thought out awarding of grades. Many students have had their predicted grades downgraded. Yes, I can imagine there might have been over generous predictions from teachers but whatever algorithm was used to award the final grades seems to penalise unfairly those from a disadvantaged background.
In contrast, A and A* grades increased by 4.7% in the independent sector.
www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/13/england-a-level-downgrades-hit-pupils-from-disadvantaged-areas-hardest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other