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BTec grades pulled on eve of results day
Some 450,000 pupils are having their grades withdrawn on the eve of results day.
Durham University students offered money to defer after exams U-turn
Durham University says it will struggle to provide sufficient places amid the A-levels grading fiasco.
A-levels: Algorithm at centre of grading crisis ‘unlawful’ says Labour
Labour claims the model used to calculate marks breached anti-discrimination and other laws.
Steve Rotheram slams ‘incomprehensible’ BTec results delay
Metro mayor Steve Rotheram says students have been left “in limbo” by the delay.
A-levels U-turn: Government considering lifting cap on medicine places
Courses to study medicine are expected to be over-subscribed after A-level results are upgraded.
A-levels: Gavin Williamson ‘incredibly sorry’ for exam distress
The education secretary repeatedly refuses to say if he will resign following a U-turn on Monday.
A-level results U-turn: Students relieved and annoyed
Some don’t know if the rule change means their original university offers still stand.
Exam results: Where did it go wrong and what happens next?
How a preoccupation with standards and an algorithm led to “unfathomable” exam results.
Exams protest at education secretary’s office in Codsall
About 30 students protested outside Gavin Williamson’s office over the A-level results system.
Coronavirus: Poor pupils facing ‘two-year catch up after lockdown’
Lockdown widened learning gaps between richer and poorer primary school children, a think tank says.
A-levels and GCSEs: How did the exam algorithm work?
The government has made a U-turn on A-level results in England, but what sparked such controversy?