a-levels

Schools Minister Nick Gibb Defends Exams Algorithm As 'Good Model'

But senior Tory also admits it "certainly was foreseen" that private schools would do better.
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BTEC Grades Pulled At Last Minute In Latest Exams U-Turn

Students face results delay after schools and colleges told not to publish results.
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Gavin Williamson Admits Ofqual Drove A-Levels U-Turn – After Taking Credit Himself

Education secretary had tried to shift blame for the exams fiasco, which saw mass downgrading of students.
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The A-Levels Fiasco Has Left These Medical Students Without A University Place

Anger as aspiring medics are left in limbo despite their determination to help fight Covid-19: "I hate the fact that the area I live in is what has caused all this."
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I've Worked In University Admissions For 10 Years – I've Never Seen Chaos Like This

An algorithm may be to blame for the A-levels disaster but remember, it’s humans having to clear up the mess.
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BTec Students Wait For Answers After Being Left Out Of The Government's Exams U-Turn

Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the government was working with the awarding body Pearson to review grades.
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Universities Could Need 'Billions' In Taxpayer Bailouts Due To A-Level Fiasco

Gavin Williamson refused to answer when asked if he would resign over the debacle.
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Opinion: Abolishing Private Schools Is The Only Way To Make Things Fair

Now the cracks in our education system have been so publicly exposed, we can't continue to ignore them, Diyora Shadijanova writes.
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Gavin Williamson Spends Morning Refusing To Resign Over Exams 'Mega-Mess'

The education secretary was repeatedly asked by interviewers whether he would step down over the A-levels fiasco.
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England U-Turns On A-Levels And GCSEs As Ofqual Bins Algorithm

Government announcement sees Gavin Williamson apologise for students' distress after computer system downgraded 40% of results.
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