Biology A-level students mark down exam board after yet another error
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from on (#2SVBK)
OCR apologises again after third mistake in exam paper, with pupils uncertain they will reach grades needed for university places
One of England's main examination boards has been forced to issue an apology for the third time in a little over a fortnight after students and teachers spotted yet another error on one of its papers.
The mistake occurred on OCR's A-level biology paper, which was sat by almost 19,000 students on Monday. A question asked students to calculate a standard deviation but failed to provide the formula needed for the calculation, as required by the syllabus.
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