The government has made a U-turn on A-level results in England, but what sparked such controversy?
Ofqual said this was a more accurate way of awarding grades than simply relying on teachers' assessments.
Likewise, a school which was in the process of rapid improvement would not have seen this progress reflected in results. Where there were fewer than five pupils studying a subject at a school, their grades were decided only on the basis of teachers' estimates. In Scotland, after criticism over the Higher results, the government reverted to teacher assessed grades.Some students will now have higher grades, so might consider looking at different universities or colleges. The process for doing so hasn't been outlined in full and pupils should keep in contact with their schools and Ucas, the university admissions system.
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