GCSE students receive record grades, after second year of Covid disruption to exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
GCSE students have received another set of record grades, in the second year of Covid disruption to exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Exam watchdog Ofqual said the system was fair, each centre had its assessment policy reviewed and many samples of GCSE work were checked during a "quality assurance" process. Prof Alan Smithers, of the Centre of Education and Employment Research, at Buckingham University, said it would be difficult for the government to reverse the trend of increasing grades over the coming years - as the higher grades are popular with parents and schools.
"In a normal year, we would see the process of comparable outcomes ranking students from top to bottom, meaning that broadly the same proportions of students received each grade," he said. "I'm definitely satisfied but in a sense, I feel I've been bumped down a few grades due to some exams being very different and out of the ordinary this year compared to other years.""It's been a rollercoaster. So many ups and downs and so many battles, both mental battles and physical ones."
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