Head teachers have raised fears that the cancellation of exams and the move to teacher assessment would lead to pressure from parents with "pointy elbows and lawyer friends".
It suggests they "should keep records of such cases and might be required to report to the exam boards any cases where they believe inappropriate pressure is being put on teachers". He warned that students could end up in destinations "for which they were ill-prepared" if this happened.The exams regulator is urging teachers to question whether any of their judgments might be affected by factors not based on evidence of performance "such as unconscious beliefs or types of bias".
The document also provides information for schools about how to generate grades and the evidence that should be considered.
Williamson has cleverly washed his hands and continues torycoruption party theme started by michaelgove of blaming experts. Undermining dedication, training, life long commitment,experience. Doctors are getting a kicking too. Blamed for DNR’s. It was Govt Policy!
Yes, time they got some backbone.
Brits don't lower the bar on education like the USA has done for decades.
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