A levels should be cancelled.

My school is far from unique [and this is not the first school I've worked in - spent over 10 years in an EAZ ] - most schools are good and the teachers dedicated. Ofsted are hot on attendance so things HAVE changed.

Another reason why CAGs would be terrible is that most schools are using 2019 papers as mocks not even the autumn 2020 papers. So that means there has been more time than there usually would for these papers to circulate since last years students would have also done the 2019 papers as mocks making it even easier to cheat this year.

Most schools are not good where I’m from, you can’t say that most schools are good in general otherwise all students would get grade 9s. All the schools in my area requires improvement. You’re lucky to live in a place with plenty of good schools and have a supply of dedicated teachers all around

Requires improvement = satisfactory

The only schools to avoid are those in special measures.

Requires improvement means they require improvement. They’re not ‘satisfactory’ when my school has 17% of all year 11 pupils getting grade 4 and 5s. It certainly is satisfactory for that 17%.

Requires improvement = satisfactory

The only schools to avoid are those in special measures.

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-55145313
I guess it’s highly unlikely for regular exams to go ahead this year

No you are wrong - 'requires improvement' replaced the old 'satisfactory' Ofsted ... pupil progress must be reasonable or the school would be in an Ofsted category of concern -

Like I said. Only 17% get all grades 4 and 5s. I try my best and do my part in getting help from teachers and consolidating, but I don’t see any magical beam of light that shows that my school is good or at least doing ok. Students in my school that didn’t pass any GCSEs at all lose all that hope and trust they had in teachers, many have learning difficulties and end up doing drugs and make gangs in the deprived area where I live which is infamous for gang stabbings. Education can change a persons life and it can certainly change a whole neighbourhood. If schools just stay at ‘satisfactory’ then when will they progress? When will they increase that 17% to the national of 67%? Actually, when will the pass rate go from 67% to 100%? Please understand the frustration of many students and learn that not all schools are good in an area. An ofsted report shows how good a school and it’s staff are able to cover up all the problems of a school, not whether it’s satisfactory or needs improvement.

The national average is skewed by schools that get 100% e.g. selective schools. If you've read my posts you'll see I've taught in an EAZ which was in a deprived area - we stil got some students to Oxbridge. Where did I say 'all schools were good'? Howeer there are good schools in every area ..

The national average is skewed by schools that get 100% e.g. selective schools. If you've read my posts you'll see I've taught in an EAZ which was in a deprived area - we stil got some students to Oxbridge. Where did I say 'all schools were good'? Howeer there are good schools in every area ..

Ah but not everyone is in the catchment area of a good school. Both my children had to go out of area to selective schools because our catchment school is hopeless. But you do already know this in reality.

So you had the choice of a good school then ... I rest my case.

I think you missed the bit about the school being selective.... not everyone can pass the exams for a selective school can they?

I bet it wasn't the only good school around either .. the schoo the poster was in catchment for wasn't in an Ofsted category of concern either. As I'm sure you know 'requires improvement' = old satisfactory which no-one actively avoided in the past.

So this year the grades are going to just as lenient as 2020, they're telling students whats on the exam, exams are 3 weeks later. This would make exams even easier than autumn exams and the most lenient grades ever probably. What more can you ask for?

No you’re not sure about that as you don’t know anything about the catchment area.