A-level and GCSE results in England to be based on teacher assessments in U-turn
by Sally Weale and Heather Stewart from World news | The Guardian on (#570AE)
Williamson and Ofqual apologise, scrapping standardisation model after outcry
Gavin Williamson and Ofqual have apologised to students and their parents, as they announced that all A-level and GCSE results in England will be based on teacher-assessed grades.
In a spectacular U-turn, the education secretary announced the government would scrap the controversial standardisation model drawn up by the exams regulator to award grades in lieu of exams.
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