Ofsted director seconded to help government plan for reopening of schools A senior Ofsted director has been seconded to a government team planning for the return of pupils to schools. Sean Harford, the watchdog’s national director of education, moved temporarily to the Cabinet Office this week to work on the government’s response to the pandemic. He will be there until the end of the year. Schools […]
Government will pay exam appeal fees, says Williamson The government will cover fees for failed appeals against exam grades following a huge backlash over A-level results. The Department for Education, in a press release published today, said that state-funded schools and colleges will be able to claim back unsuccessful appeals at the same time as claiming back fees for autumn exams. Successful appeals […]
Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco The government may face legal action on behalf of pupils affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two legal challenges are in the early stages of being mounted, following upset across England in response to grades issued yesterday. It comes after the Equalities and Human Rights Commission warned it may intervene following a day […]
A-level results 2020: Business studies Here are the trends in business studies A-level for 2020. The proportion of A*, A, B and C grades issued rose slightly.
A-level results 2020: Psychology Here are the trends in psychology A-level for 2020. The proportion of A*, A, B and C grades issued all rose, but only slightly. There were small decreases in the proportion of Ds, Es and Us.
A-level results 2020: Sociology Here are the trends in sociology A-level for 2020. The proportion of A*s issued in this subject actually fell by 0.1 percentage points, but there were slight rises in A and B grades.
A-level results 2020: Maths Here are the trends in maths A-level for 2020. The data shows only slight increases in the proportion of A* and A-grades, with a small decrease in B grades and a small increase in C grades.
A-level results 2020: History Here are the trends in history A-level for 2020. The proportion of A* grades is up by 1 percentage point, and there have been smaller increases in the proportion of A, B and C grades.
A-level results 2020: Physics Here are the trends in physics A-level for 2020. The data shows a 1.7 percentage point rise in A* grades this year, and a 1.5 percentage point increase in A-grades.