GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted
1 year, 4 months ago

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around 300,000 fewer top GCSE grades could be awarded this week in a “shock” to pupils and their parents, it has been suggested. This will come as a shock to the pupils and their parents, who may find the grades that emerge hard to accept given what those in the classes above them had received in the preceding three years Alan Smithers, CEER at the University of Buckingham Prof Smithers said: “The restoration of the 2019 grade pattern in England will result in another record drop in top GCSE grades as the profligacy of teacher assessment is reversed. The report predicts that girls’ lead over boys in scoring more top GCSE grades could narrow this year, but female students will “still remain far ahead”. “Because of the disruption students have faced there are still grade protections in place which mean a student will be just as likely to achieve a particular grade this year as they would have been before the pandemic.” A Department for Education spokesman said: “This year, GCSE grading is largely returning to normal in line with plans set out by Ofqual almost two years ago, to ensure qualifications maintain their value and students get the opportunities they deserve.

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Calls for major change to GCSEs after exam warning
4 months ago

Calls for major change to GCSEs after exam warning

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GCSE results 2024: Map reveals the areas that have achieved the best exam grades across the UK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

GCSE results 2024: Map reveals the areas that have achieved the best exam grades across the UK

Daily Mail  

See the full GCSE results day 2024 statistics with MailOnline's collection of tables, charts and maps. Readers can view detailed results across England by subject, from 2008 to 2024, results by gender, a map of results by county and a table showing results by school and subject for last year. GCSE results by subject: 2008-24 This graph below shows the …

Jubilation or commiserations? Last of 'Covid generation' open their GCSE results as top marks fall for a third year running - but still remain higher than pre-pandemic marking
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jubilation or commiserations? Last of 'Covid generation' open their GCSE results as top marks fall for a third year running - but still remain higher than pre-pandemic marking

Daily Mail  

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has fallen for the third year in a row but is higher than before the pandemic, national figures show, as the final cohort of the Covid generation receive their results. Pupils at Brighton College react while receiving their GCSE results early on Thursday Emily Prior and Lucy Mackay receiving their GCSE results …

Tens of thousands of students prepare to open their GCSE results this morning - as fears are raised that nearly a third of pupils could fail English and maths
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of students prepare to open their GCSE results this morning - as fears are raised that nearly a third of pupils could fail English and maths

Daily Mail  

Tens of thousands of pupils across the UK will find out their GCSE results today. A disheartened student looks at his GCSE results on August 21, 2019 in Ashtead Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are bracing for outcomes which could determine whether they go on to study A-levels, BTEC's or apprenticeships The Office for National Statistics estimates the …

How top GCSE marks could drop by up to 71,000 on results day next week as pre-lockdown grading returns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How top GCSE marks could drop by up to 71,000 on results day next week as pre-lockdown grading returns

Daily Mail  

Top GCSE grades could drop by up to 71,000 to reverse easy Covid marking, but more 'feel-good results' may also be on the cards, analysis suggests. However, Professor Smithers acknowledged we could Carolina Quintino from Ukraine reacts with her mum Iryna as she receives her GCSE results at the City of London Academy on August 24, 2023 in London Following …

Why DID the number of students achieving top A-level grades make a surprise increase this year? How pupils defied expectations to score the highest amount of A and A*s in a non-pandemic year
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why DID the number of students achieving top A-level grades make a surprise increase this year? How pupils defied expectations to score the highest amount of A and A*s in a non-pandemic year

Daily Mail  

A-level students today achieved the best set of results in a non-pandemic year after the proportion of entries awarded top grades surprisingly increased on last year. Katie Smallwood celebrates after getting her A-level results at Solihull School this morning Kherri French and Yasmin Hanachova react together as they receive their A-level results this morning at Norlington School and Sixth Form …

Covid wiped out British pupils’ gains in maths and English
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid wiped out British pupils’ gains in maths and English

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GCSE top grades fall but remain over pre-Covid levels
1 year, 4 months ago

GCSE top grades fall but remain over pre-Covid levels

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Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens
1 year, 4 months ago

Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens

The Independent  

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GCSE results: Private and grammar schools suffer sharpest drop in top grades as attainment gap narrows with return to pre-Covid marking
1 year, 4 months ago

GCSE results: Private and grammar schools suffer sharpest drop in top grades as attainment gap narrows with return to pre-Covid marking

Daily Mail  

Private and grammar schools today led a fall in the proportion of top GCSE grades this year as the Government tries to get marking back to pre-pandemic levels. At private schools, 46.6 per cent of students achieved the top grades - at least a 7 or an A - this year, which was down 6.5 percentage points on last year's …

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels
1 year, 4 months ago

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

The Independent  

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Top GCSE grades tumble by 4.3% and passes return to pre-Covid levels - as students in England suffer sharpest drop while Wales and Northern Ireland keep inflated grades
1 year, 4 months ago

Top GCSE grades tumble by 4.3% and passes return to pre-Covid levels - as students in England suffer sharpest drop while Wales and Northern Ireland keep inflated grades

Daily Mail  

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has fallen from last year but is higher than before the pandemic – while students in England were left worse off than those in Wales and Northern Ireland where grade inflation was retained. Evie England receives her GCSE results at the City of London Academy this morning Tilly and Grace celebrate their …

The best GCSE results day memes... from Drew Barrymore laughing in the rain to Homelander in The Boys
1 year, 4 months ago

The best GCSE results day memes... from Drew Barrymore laughing in the rain to Homelander in The Boys

Daily Mail  

Social media has been flooded with hilarious memes posted by GCSE pupils sharing their ecstatic and stunned reactions to passing their exams on social media. Kamala Harris' beaming smile was a part of a complication of memes, showing female figures looking proud or ecstatic, put together by one pupil. One relived student posted a meme of Margot Robbie looking victorious …

GCSEs 2023: Expected fall in top marks and more resits across UK - with England set for biggest drop as Northern Ireland and Wales keep inflated grades
1 year, 4 months ago

GCSEs 2023: Expected fall in top marks and more resits across UK - with England set for biggest drop as Northern Ireland and Wales keep inflated grades

Daily Mail  

Teenagers across Britain were today waking up to their GCSE results in a year when the proportion of top grades awarded is expected to fall - but students in England will be worse off as those in Wales and Northern Ireland retain grade inflation. Similar to A-level results last week, top GCSE grades are set to drop on last year …

How do GCSE grades differ across the UK?
1 year, 4 months ago

How do GCSE grades differ across the UK?

The Independent  

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Education Secretary never asked anyone for A-level results in her business years
1 year, 4 months ago

Education Secretary never asked anyone for A-level results in her business years

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Biggest drop in top A-level results as Tories accused of ‘exacerbating’ class divide
1 year, 4 months ago

Biggest drop in top A-level results as Tories accused of ‘exacerbating’ class divide

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How parents can support their children on GCSE and A-level results day
1 year, 4 months ago

How parents can support their children on GCSE and A-level results day

The Independent  

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Agony of the post-Covid students: Number of A and A*s plunge by 9% in a year as tougher marking rules finally return and UCAS website crashes as thousands miss out on first choice university
1 year, 4 months ago

Agony of the post-Covid students: Number of A and A*s plunge by 9% in a year as tougher marking rules finally return and UCAS website crashes as thousands miss out on first choice university

Daily Mail  

The proportion of A-levels awarded top grades has plunged with 19,000 students in a Clearing frenzy after missing out on a university place amid a marking clampdown. Ucas said 79 per cent of students secured their first choice for university, which is down from 81 per cent last year. Student Danielle Owusu Ansah reacts to her A-level results at City …

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert
1 year, 5 months ago

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

The Independent  

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England’s exam results to return to pre-pandemic levels as modifications removed
1 year, 7 months ago

England’s exam results to return to pre-pandemic levels as modifications removed

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Help with exams should remain next year, unions say
2 years, 4 months ago

Help with exams should remain next year, unions say

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GCSE results: Students find out grades as thousands more hit by Btec delays
2 years, 4 months ago

GCSE results: Students find out grades as thousands more hit by Btec delays

The Independent  

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Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results
2 years, 4 months ago

Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results

The Independent  

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GCSE pupils face grades misery as report predicts number of top marks will fall by almost 250,000
2 years, 4 months ago

GCSE pupils face grades misery as report predicts number of top marks will fall by almost 250,000

Daily Mail  

GCSE pupils face misery this week as top grades are set to fall by almost a quarter of a million – the biggest plunge in history. Report author Professor Alan Smithers said: ‘In 2022, we can reasonably expect to see a drop in top grades, with many more failing to reach the pass level. Professor Alan Smithers, Buckingham University director …

A-level results: Grades down on last two years but higher than pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 4 months ago

A-level results: Grades down on last two years but higher than pre-pandemic levels

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A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid
2 years, 4 months ago

A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid

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Covid study aids for GCSEs scrapped for 2023
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid study aids for GCSEs scrapped for 2023

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This year’s GCSE results remind us that inequality is rife under the Tories
3 years, 4 months ago

This year’s GCSE results remind us that inequality is rife under the Tories

The Independent  

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Government must throw ‘kitchen sink’ at schools’ catch-up as GCSE results show ‘worrying’ divide
3 years, 4 months ago

Government must throw ‘kitchen sink’ at schools’ catch-up as GCSE results show ‘worrying’ divide

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How are GCSE results graded? Understanding new grades compared with ABC
3 years, 4 months ago

How are GCSE results graded? Understanding new grades compared with ABC

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Covid lockdown UK: Teachers are to take control in school exams free-for-all
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid lockdown UK: Teachers are to take control in school exams free-for-all

Daily Mail  

Plans to make end of year exams voluntary and give teachers almost complete control over deciding the GCSE and A-level grades of their pupils this summer have sparked warnings of further grades chaos and widespread inflation. Schools minister Nick Gibb said today there was a 'risk' of grade inflation due to the plans, insisting that while exams remained the 'fairest' …

Generous grading and advance briefings on topics: Grade inflation ‘entrenched’ for 2021 exams
4 years, 1 month ago

Generous grading and advance briefings on topics: Grade inflation ‘entrenched’ for 2021 exams

The Telegraph  

Exams next summer will be graded as generously as they were in 2020 as ministers are accused of “entrenching” grade inflation. Gavin Williamson also said that certain topics will be revealed to pupils in advance and that students will be allowed to refer to “exam aids” such as formula sheets while taking their papers. On Wednesday night critics warned that …

GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms
4 years, 2 months ago

GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms

The Telegraph  

GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, the Education Secretary has confirmed. Gavin Williamson said that contingency plans are being drawn up for students who are unable to take exams next summer due to illness, self-isolation or a local lockdown. In a written ministerial statement, he said that exams will go ahead because they are the “fairest way …

GCSE results: Top marks surge to record high after government’s grading U-turn
4 years, 4 months ago

GCSE results: Top marks surge to record high after government’s grading U-turn

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GCSE results 2020 live: Latest news as protesters to call for Gavin Williamson to resign
4 years, 4 months ago

GCSE results 2020 live: Latest news as protesters to call for Gavin Williamson to resign

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‘Ridiculous’, ‘unfair’ and ‘an absolute shambles’: GCSE students await their results following Ofqual U-turn
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Ridiculous’, ‘unfair’ and ‘an absolute shambles’: GCSE students await their results following Ofqual U-turn

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UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System
4 years, 4 months ago

UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System

News 18  

The British government faced criticism on Thursday after education officials downgraded more than a third of pupils' final grades in a system devised after the coronavirus pandemic led to cancelled exams. Although the newly released results for 18-year-olds showed record-high grades and more students accepted to university courses, exam boards downgraded nearly 40 percent of pupils' grades in England. Ahead …

GCSE changes introduced by Tories widen attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers, research suggests
5 years, 1 month ago

GCSE changes introduced by Tories widen attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers, research suggests

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Four in five school leaders say tougher GCSEs have detrimental effect on lower-ability students
5 years, 4 months ago

Four in five school leaders say tougher GCSEs have detrimental effect on lower-ability students

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Fewer than one in three headteachers think GCSEs prepare students for work, survey finds
5 years, 9 months ago

Fewer than one in three headteachers think GCSEs prepare students for work, survey finds

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