Previously we reported on the Ofqual and Department for Education open consultation on how GCSE, AS and A level grades should be awarded in summer 2021.
The article can be accessed here: https://valonline.org.uk/consultation-on-how-gcse-as-a-level-grades-should-be-awarded/
The consultation ran between 15 January 2021 and 29 January 2021 and received 100,596 completed responses.
In the consultation, the government sought views on :
- What the grades will mean
- When teachers should assess the standard at which students are performing
- How teachers should determine the grades they submit to exam boards
- The assessment period
- The conditions under which teachers should be assessed
- Supporting teachers
- Internal quality assurance
- External quality assurance
- How students could appeal their grade
- Private candidates
- Whether Ofqual should prohibit the taking of GCSE, AS and A level exams in England, the UK and elsewhere in the world
On 25 February 2021 the decisions and analysis of responses were published.
- The changes to the exam process include results days will now be on 10 August 2021 for AS and A level, and 12 August 2021 for GCSE results.
- Teachers must assess their students’ performance, only on what content has been delivered to them by their teachers, to determine the grade each student should receive.
- Teachers can use evidence of a student’s performance from throughout the course to inform their judgement.
- Students will be able to appeal their grade.
The full details of the outcome can be accessed here.
Local VCSE organisations supporting young people and parents may find this of interest.