Northern Ireland pupils to be awarded GCSE grades based on teacher predictions
by Amy Walker and agencies from on (#56ZVM)
Ofqual model scrapped as ex-chief inspector of schools says England should follow suit
GCSE students in Northern Ireland are to be awarded the grades predicted by their teachers, Stormont's education minister has announced.
Days before the results are due to be published on Thursday, Peter Weir has scrapped a plan that would have meant grades being calculated using a mathematical model that took into account the past performance of schools.
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