Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has called for students' A level grades to be 'automatically inflated' as she raises concerns about her own son's education.
Students across the country have received their A-level results today at the end of a very different school year due to schools being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic and summer exams being scrapped.
This year pupils have received grades that are based on ranking in their class, national outcomes and their school's previous performance instead of just their own exam and coursework like in all previous years.
And Susanna, currently on an extended break from her GMB hosting duties, argued it was unfair to grade children on their mock results as the figures are often more harsh to make pupils work harder.
The government announced on Tuesday a 'triple lock system' - where students could receive the higher result from their calculated grade, mock grade or resist the exams in Autumn if they wish.
And, reacting to it, Susanna wrote in her Daily Mail column : "Personally, I think a bit of grade inflation is the least we can offer to a cohort of pupils who have been so shortchanged."
Susanna's son will get his GCSE results next which has led her to raise concerns about what will happen to him as he goes into the next stage of his education.
She wrote: "Thankfully, my son needs to reach a fairly low threshold to stay on at his state school, but I've still worked myself up.
"It's a total muddle. I'd give an F to Ofqual for prioritising a standardised system over the hopes and dreams of individual pupils. And an F to Gavin Williamson for neglecting to put proper back-up in place when schools closed."
