Use 2020 as baseline for future exam results, argues former DfE adviser

Policy expert says pegging results to last year is fairest and least disruptive way to rebalance grades

Future exam results in England should be permanently pegged to those awarded in 2020 to avoid pupils being hit by a fall in grades awarded, argues a former senior government adviser, as 16-year-olds across the country await their GCSE results.

Sam Freedman, a policy expert and former adviser in the Department for Education, said using the results awarded in 2020 as the new baseline for A-levels and GCSEs would be the fairest way to rebalance grades after two years of systematic acceleration.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/37BP44M

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