Exam chiefs want the government to U-turn and award A-level students with their predicted grades, it has been claimed. According to reports, some members of the Ofqual board want to ditch the system for "moderating" the predicted grades awarded by teachers so results are standardised across the country.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has consistently argued moderation was essential to prevent "rampant grade inflation" after actual exams were cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis, insisting there can be no reversal.
However, critics have complained the algorithm used by Ofqual to make the adjustments had penalised pupils in schools in more disadvantaged areas, while benefiting those in private schools.
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