Schools: Examination Assessments Debate
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Lord Flight
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Schools: Examination Assessments
Lord Flight Excerpts(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Flight (Con)
My Lords, I would not expect there to be a major issue with integrity—teachers are usually honest—but rather one of credibility where A-level and GCSE qualifications are being reviewed and compared by third parties. The 2021 super-results might be written down a little for comparison by third-party assessors.
Baroness Barran (Con)
The department is clear that these grades reflect students’ hard work in an extraordinarily difficult year. It is not unexpected, given the different approach to assessment that was taken, that the grades look different, but students can and should feel proud of their achievements.