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GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

The Independent UK

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

The Independent UK

OPINION - A-levels ‘record plunge’ causes clearing frenzy: The Leader podcast

The exams watchdog Ofqual deliberately cut grades, after they spiralled when exams were cancelled during the pandemic, and marks were based on teacher assessment.

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Top A-level results fall in return to pre-pandemic grading system

Some 73,000 fewer top A-level grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland than last year, exams boards said.

The Independent UK

Questions raised over ‘fairness’ of different A-level grading standards

UK nations have taken different approaches following the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Exam results 2023: how to make sense of 'grade deflation' as A grades fall

Students across England are receiving lower grades than they might have done in 2022. The percentage of A or A* grades given for A-levels has fallen from 35.9% to 26.5% in 2023. Pupils’ grades are closer to those from before the pandemic, when 25.2% of results were at A or…

The Conversation

Top grades fall by a quarter in post-pandemic A-level shake-up

Teenagers now face a scramble to secure university places

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A ‘glide path’ to pre-Covid: why A-level grades are lower in England this year

Sharp drop is part of ministers’ plan to get grades back to 2019 levels, but disadvantaged pupils are likely to bear the brunt

The Guardian - UK

A-level chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record

Overall A-level pass rate at lowest level for 15 years as government backs decision to return to pre-pandemic grading

The Independent UK

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels - old

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their results.

The Independent UK

Students should prepare ‘back-up plan’ in case they miss out on university place

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, has advised school leavers to do some preparation ahead of A-level results day.

The Independent UK

Government urged to engage with employers over pandemic grading changes

Geoff Barton said the return to pre-pandemic grading in England will feel like a ‘bitter pill’ for many students receiving their A-level results.

The Independent UK

Students must be quick in clearing as competition will be tough, says Ucas chief

Clare Marchant said school leavers should research options and have a fallback option ahead of A-level results.

The Independent UK

Students told to prepare a ‘Plan B’ for university before A-level results

Fierce competition is expected for top university places this year

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The Independent UK

Almost 100,000 fewer students in top A-level grades this year, researchers say

Government says number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 100,000 fewer top A-levels this year in grading plan, research suggests

Tens of thousands of students face likely drop in As and A*s as ministers aim to return results in England to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

Almost 100,000 more pupils could miss out on top A-level grades this year

The Government has said the number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels as exams return to normal.

The Independent UK

Assessing pupils under exam conditions avoids plagiarism in age of AI – minister

The ‘dangers’ ‘of generative artificial intelligence in education need to be addressed, the schools minister has said.

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The Independent UK

Exam results must return to normal so qualifications ‘carry credibility’ – Gibb

There is an ‘expectation’ exam aids given to students in some GCSE subjects this summer will not be in place next year, the schools minister said.

The Independent UK

School leavers face competition for university places amid population growth

Students have been told to ‘thoroughly consider’ all options available ahead of A-level results day next month.

The Independent UK

Students ‘paying hundreds’ for fake GCSE and A level exam papers sold on TikTok

Exam regulator warns pupils of disqualification risk if caught cheating

Wales Online

Some Covid measures stay in place as GCSEs and A Levels begin

Ofqual says some 'protections' remain in place

Manchester Evening News

'They're designed to be challenging': Government defends SATs tests after some pupils reduced to tears

Hundreds of parents and teachers have complained

The Guardian - UK

Sats exams ‘designed to be challenging’, DfE tells aggrieved parents and teachers

Ministry responds to reports of children upset and teachers baffled by reading test for 10- and 11-year-olds

The Independent UK

Government defends ‘challenging’ Sats reading paper following complaints

The Department for Education said Sats are meant to be ‘challenging’ after complaints that a paper was too difficult.

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