A-level entrants who studied privately left without grades
by Damien Gayle from on (#574V2)
Home-schooled pupils in England bereft of qualifications as they miss out on teacher estimates in lieu of exams
Thousands of A-level candidates have been left without qualifications because they took part in their courses privately and could not be given estimated grades by teachers.
The government on Monday abandoned a plan to use an algorithm to determine students' grades in the absence of exams during the coronavirus crisis, and instead said that A-level and GCSE results would be based on teacher-assessed marks.
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