nearly 40 per cent of A level grades in England were downgraded.The Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) said principals have found huge variations between the A-level exam grades predicted by teachers and the actual grades awarded.And David Hughes, chief executive of the AoC, said he has heard from a number of colleges that more than 50% of their grades have been adjusted downwards.He said: "We are deeply concerned that the adjustment process may have disadvantaged larger centres such as colleges and those with historically strong value-added data."Colleges with large cohorts and very stable and predictable results over time are seeing their lowest grade profile ever, particularly at the higher grades, A to C."The letter to the.
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