Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster and Nico Tortorella are all back for the seventh and final season of Younger. But a few familiar faces will be taking a step back from the beloved TV Land series in its concluding episodes. Creator Darren Star recently revealed that two of the show’s regular characters have been downgraded to … Read more
The coronavirus alert level was downgraded to level four today amid calling cases – but Boris Johnson again rejected calls to bring forward lockdown easing. The PM denied there was any ‘wiggle room’ to speed up the roadmap and relieve the burden on the economy, despite the shift from the Joint Biosecurity Centre. In a … Read more
You’ve RUINED my life’: Furious A-level student confronts schools minister Nick Gibb live Radio 4’s Any Questions after she was downgraded THREE grades lower from her one of predicated marks Nina Bunting-Mitchem challenged Nick Gibb on Radio 4’s Any Questions She didn’t get into any chosen veterinary schools after grades were lowered Government plans to … Read more
Nearly 3,000 Oxford University graduates have called on the institution to admit students whose grades were downgraded amid the A-level results controversy. In an open letter, alumni called on the university to show ‘kindness and generosity’ to students whose marks had been ‘unexpectedly and unfairly downgraded by an algorithm’. Nearly two in five of teachers’ … Read more
Key statistics in this year’s A-level results The proportion of candidates receiving top grades is the highest on record. A total of 27.9% of entrants scored either an A or A*, up from 25.5% in 2019. Some 9.0% of entrants received an A*. This is another record high, and is up from 7.8% last year. … Read more
Thousands of pupils’ results have been downgraded after this year’s summer exams were cancelled because of Covid-19 despite record-high results. The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher has risen to an all-time high, with 27.9 per cent securing the top grades this year, figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland show. … Read more
Universities have pledged to ‘soften’ admissions rules with 40 per cent of A-Level results set to be downgraded today – and Gavin Williamson defying calls to scrap the process of ‘standardising’ marks. Hundreds of thousands of students are learning their fate this morning after their courses were blighted by coronavirus, with exams having to be … Read more
Nearly 40% of A-level grades given by teachers in England will be downgraded when exam regulator Ofqual publishes students’ results next week. Up to 300,000 students stand to receive lower grades after exams were cancelled amid the coronavirus lockdown. Grades will instead be issued according to Ofqual’s statistical model, which draws on each pupil’s previous … Read more
300,000 A-level pupils in England face lower marks than expected as 39% of grades set by teachers ‘will be downgraded’ – amid fury in Scotland over 25% of papers marked down More than 730,000 A-level entries will be assessed by Ofqual’s statistical model Nearly 2 million grades set by teachers could be changed or ignored … Read more
Exam regulator Ofqual say a ‘substantial’ number of students will receive downgraded GCSE and A-levels results after teachers submitted inflated marks when exams were cancelled Ofqual has said it is ‘not surprising’ that grades calculated were more optimistic Many students will receive at least one grade next month that has been adjusted Will make sure that … Read more