Almost 40% of students in England have A-level results downgraded

Ofqual figures show 39.1% of 700,000 teacher assessments were lowered by at least one gradeA-level results - live updatesTeachers in England had nearly 40% of their A-level assessments downgraded by the exam regulator’s algorithm, according to official figures published this morning as sixth-formers around the UK received their results.The figures released by Ofqual showed that 39.1% of the 700,000 teacher assessments submitted were lowered by one or more grade during its standardisation process, compared with just 2.2% of assessments that were upgraded. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/13/almost-40-of-english-students-have-a-level-results-downgraded #a-levels #exams #ofqual #sixth_form #schools #education #uk_news