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Isn't it exactly the same system as England are using?
Good. Now keep up pressure to rid Scotland of these weak ineffective SNP MSPs.
So all the kids who worked hard and did better than their predicted grades...?
Utterly bonkers. There will be so much variation in the quality of grade estimations, even within a school between departments. This is the most un-educational decision... but these 18yr olds will be voters soon, abysmally political move.
pimlicat Controversial results decision replaced with an even more controversial one... With big implications for English results.
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University clearing set to be the busiest ever, experts warn‘Pressure cooker’ A-level results day expected as Ucas predicts 80,000 students will use clearing BorbonesLadrones This won't affect any of the children of MPs by the way, who are either in private schools or in high-performing state schools whose suggested grades won't be downgraded. Thousands of young people are going to be screwed over by this and we're just walking into it. Appalling. The Catholic Church celebrates 700 years of formalising English and French. Universities in UK & Fr. the rector-committes set up by Rome gave us Queen's English for one. Basically to benefit the Church but the Anglo lingua-vulgaris is rampant in UK.. Shame..
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologises to pupils over controversial exam results“We were telling the students that postcode was destiny.” Education journalist, James McEnaney says Nicola Sturgeon had “no alternative” but to apologise over how Scottish exam results were dealt with. Get more on this story here:
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Sturgeon 'sorry' over Scottish exam resultsThe first minister accepts her government 'did not get it right' with the system for calculating pupils' grades. At least she admits it unlike boris moral victory ..Awh union of unionism
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Universities told to hold open places for students while they appeal A-level resultsPupils who are awarded unfair grades must have a 'safety net' to ensure that their university plans are not ruined, says minister All in ministers plan Be careful with what you define unfair as at this rate every student who gets less than a B will appeal even those who got lower predicted grades just because they can do so. Car crash waiting to happen on thursday
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UK coronavirus live: pressure on England over A-level results after Scotland exams U-turnFears students from poorer backgrounds will be unfairly penalised by grading methods Incoming 'unfair against BAME students' in 3, 2, 1... I wonder if there’ll be a breakdown of private schools vs state schools in terms of any downgraded assessments? That would be worth scrutiny, I think, GuardianTeach
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Universities must hold places for students challenging their A-level grades, ministers urgeThe government is expected to face a huge backlash from parents and pupils when results are announced
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