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Teachers complaining that Ofqual gives higher than possible grades.

This sounds pretty stupid. Ofqual apparently gave students on foundation papers 6s. But teachers are now complaining that their student have too high grades and that the grades raised by the algorithm should not be. What do you think ?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/20/schools-consider-appeals-against-gcse-grades-that-are-too-high
Mass disruption and grade inflation are two of the most widespread consequences of the pandemic in 2020.
But I don't think that parents or students will be enthusiastic about grades considered too high being appealed.
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Original post by blackugo
This sounds pretty stupid. Ofqual apparently gave students on foundation papers 6s. But teachers are now complaining that their student have too high grades and that the grades raised by the algorithm should not be. What do you think ?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/20/schools-consider-appeals-against-gcse-grades-that-are-too-high

They can **** off
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Original post by The RAR
They can **** off


Lol
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Original post by londonmyst
Mass disruption and grade inflation are two of the most widespread consequences of the pandemic in 2020.
But I don't think that parents or students will be enthusiastic about grades considered too high being appealed.


Yeah that's what I was thinking. Ofqual should potentially have just not bothered using the algorithm for GCSEs since it had been scrapped before results day.
Original post by blackugo
This sounds pretty stupid. Ofqual apparently gave students on foundation papers 6s. But teachers are now complaining that their student have too high grades and that the grades raised by the algorithm should not be. What do you think ?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/20/schools-consider-appeals-against-gcse-grades-that-are-too-high

I think teachers have got a point.

If it's impossible to get 6s on certain papers then it is nonsensical for Ofqual to have given students 6s who were in the foundation classes.

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