Perthshire's independent schools benefited from summer exams result fiasco
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dailyrecord.co.ukPerthshire benefited from the original system that gave estimated grades when coronavirus forced Higher exams to be cancelled this summer.A fact-checking website has created a table comparing school Higher results, showing where grades went up and down with the moderation system used to give this summer’s SQA results for Scotland.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exams were cancelled for the first time ever in Scotland, and the SQA was tasked with awarding grades using teacher estimates and a system of moderation.Perthshire councillor calls for 'noise cameras' on A93The system of ‘moderating’ estimated grades submitted by teachers unfairly disadvantaged pupils who attended schools with lower historical records, regardless of the individual.
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