Heads in England fear pushy parents will demand better exam grades

School leaders want teachers assessing GCSE and A-levels to be protected from ‘parents with pointy elbows’School leaders fear teachers in England are being aggressively lobbied by “parents with pointy elbows and lawyer friends” to boost their children’s GCSE and A-level grades this summer.This, they say, could have a devastating effect on the attainment gap between well-off and disadvantaged pupils. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/mar/11/heads-in-england-fear-pushy-parents-will-demand-better-exam-grades #schools #exams #secondary_schools #coronavirus #a-levels #gcses #parents_and_parenting #education #england #uk_news