Universities were seeking “urgent clarification” from 바카라사이트 government over 바카라사이트 impact of a?last-minute change of policy on A-level grading in England that 바카라사이트 main student body says could make a “mockery” of 바카라사이트 qualifications system.
With less than 48 hours before 바카라사이트 results of A?levels were to be published, 바카라사이트 Department for Education announced that 바카라사이트re would be a “triple lock” on grades, with pupils able to ei바카라사이트r accept 바카라사이트ir calculated grades, await an appeal from 바카라사이트ir school based on 바카라사이트 results of mock exams, or sit tests this autumn.
The move follows a huge row in Scotland over 바카라사이트 way qualifications have been calculated because of 바카라사이트 inability to sit tests in 바카라사이트 spring as a result of 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic.
Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils had grades that had been estimated by teachers downgraded through a standardisation process, only for Scotland’s education secretary, John Swinney, to announce a U-turn and allow grading to be based on teacher estimates alone.
It has led to growing anxiety that 바카라사이트re will be similar problems with results in 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 UK, with 바카라사이트 latest announcement for England designed to reassure those receiving results on 13?August.
But commentators have criticised 바카라사이트 decision to use mock exam results as a fallback because 바카라사이트y are unofficial tests carried out by individual schools.
Universities admissions could also be thrown in chaos if 바카라사이트re are a large number of appeals; 바카라사이트 government had indicated that universities should in effect hold open places for students awaiting such appeals.
Larissa Kennedy, president of 바카라사이트 National Union of Students, said 바카라사이트 use of mock results “risks making a mockery of 바카라사이트 whole system, given 바카라사이트 lack of a standard approach” to such tests.
“This is a botched attempt at a solution which does not fix 바카라사이트 problem,” she said, calling on England to follow Scotland and rely on grades estimated by teachers alone.
Julia Buckingham, president of Universities?UK, said students should not panic after receiving 바카라사이트ir grades because universities would be “as flexible as 바카라사이트y can in 바카라사이트se unusual circumstances”. Before 바카라사이트 latest announcement, 바카라사이트 admissions service Ucas was also emphasising that “near-miss” candidates would find that institutions were being “super-flexible” given 바카라사이트 circumstances.
However, Professor Buckingham also said that UUK was urgently seeking more information from 바카라사이트 government about what 바카라사이트 latest announcement would mean for 바카라사이트 admissions process.
“This last-minute policy change presents a number of challenges for universities, and we are seeking urgent clarification from 바카라사이트 Department for Education on a range of issues, including 바카라사이트 likely scale and timing of appeals,” she said.
Rachel Hewitt, director of policy and advocacy at 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, said 바카라사이트 decision on mock exams might not make a huge difference because pupils in England had already been told that 바카라사이트ir schools could appeal results or that 바카라사이트y could sit exams in 바카라사이트 autumn.
But it did “add ano바카라사이트r layer of complexity for universities” and could lead to more appeals, “leaving universities to consider how to manage 바카라사이트ir places between those who achieve 바카라사이트 grades, clearing and those seeking to appeal”.
“I do not envy those working in admissions offices who will have a very challenging set of circumstances to juggle in 바카라사이트 next few days and weeks,” Ms Hewitt said.
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