A-level students left upset and disappointed by 'unfair' government grading system
Telegraph, 14 Aug 2020
Close to 40 per cent of A-level grades were downgraded, figures show, amid calls for the Government to U-turn on its grading system.
A total of 39.1 per cent of grades in England were lowered from teachers' predictions, data from exam regulator Ofqual revealed (the graph below shows the breakdown).
The majority of grades, 35.6 per cent, were lowered by one grade, while 3.3 per cent were pulled down by two and 0.2 per cent were bought down by three.
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A total of 39.1 per cent of grades in England were lowered from teachers' predictions, data from exam regulator Ofqual revealed (the graph below shows the breakdown).
The majority of grades, 35.6 per cent, were lowered by one grade, while 3.3 per cent were pulled down by two and 0.2 per cent were bought down by three.
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