Ofqual suddenly suspends A-level mock exam appeals
The move comes just hours after the body published its criteria for mock exam results to be considered as the basis of an appeal.
The move comes just hours after the body published its criteria for mock exam results to be considered as the basis of an appeal.
Colleges are now going to have to explain why students they thought would flourish when they made their offer will now not based on a deeply imperfect way of assessing merit.
Something tells me the exam fiasco would not have been allowed to happen on his watch.
After Johnson won the Tory leadership race Downing Street vowed: “Boris will build a cabinet showcasing all the talents within the party that truly reflect modern Britain.”
He took aim at the 5th Baron Bethell for extolling the virtues of grit and perseverance despite his privileged background.
Ofqual was forced into downgrades by ‘implausible’ teacher predictions, it says.
One BBC journalist revealed that an “exceptional student” from a “historically low performing school” who had two results downgraded - and lost her place to study at Cambridge as a result.
A figure of 1,148 appeared on a separate website - which is well above the official cap needed to contain "flare-ups".
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