The DfE announced on 17 August that GCSE and A level students would now receive teacher assessed grades. Following much criticism about the previous standardisation process implemented, the government and Ofqual have agreed to revert to the centre assessment grades, which are the grades which schools and colleges assessed students were most likely to have achieved, had exams gone ahead. Students who received their A or AS level results on 13 August will be reissued their centre assessment grade. If students’ calculated grades were higher than the centre assessment grade, their calculated grade will stand. This article outlines the new appeals and resits process.
This article, published after the announcement, looks at criticisms of the Education Secretary and how the exam grades issues have been handled.