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Teachers generally over-predict A Level grades. There& #39;s 20+ years of evidence of this in the form or UCAS application teacher predictions against actual results. I& #39;ve seen it for myself over many years. The evidence is indisputable. Teachers are not duplicitous... https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1294178100729786368">https://twitter.com/AngelaRay...
they want the best for their students and, therefore, they present the best case for each student, to potential universities. Ultimately, students stand or fall on their actual results. Though, of course, not this year! Another truth is that this year& #39;s teacher predicted grades..
would have led to an increased grade profile. I totally see why Ofqual needed to moderate grades to maintain grade integrity. Really, they had no choice. However, there has clearly been a crude, unfair and discriminatory approach to resolving it, which has clearly...
unfairly impacted on many young people from "disadvantage backgrounds". It appears that the famed algorithm has reinforced social inequalities. This is what I find totally offensive. Ofqual, along with the government, have totally mis-managed this. This is utterly unacceptable...
I feel for the young people in this awful position. For me, this situation throws up the problem with the A Level system (which, incidentally, less than 40% of young people take). The removal of the modular A levels & the uncoupling of AS & A Levels were big mistakes...
for many reasons. Placing the onus on a final exam is outdated. And let& #39;s face it, how many of us relied on pulling it out of the bag in the summer, having not worked that hard throughout the year! If we had the old system in place, I think we would& #39;ve been in a better position..
today. All of this said, this has been a massive government mis-management. Gavin Williamson has been missing in action. This situation is hardly a surprise. And for him to say that "the danger is that pupils will be over-promoted into jobs that are beyond their competence” is...
outrageous and IMO a load of s****. Even if it means some young people getting uni places which they may not have got under normal circumstances, I would prefer this. I think it& #39;s better to give some benefit of the doubt for people than to put huge barriers in their lives.
Ultimately, their success at university and/or at work, will depend on their ability, motivation & commitment. Ultimately, as has always been the case, people stand...or fall on their own. Why penalise people for something out of their hands?
