Crap A Level Grades? Don't Worry!

[myke]

Lol.. how stupid.

Haven't even received mine yet :rolleyes:


School heads last night demanded the re-marking of every A-level for 250,000 pupils as the credibility of the exam collapsed.
In an unprecedented attack, the three main bodies representing headteachers said hundreds of thousands of teenagers had been cheated of their rightful grades to ensure there were not too many A grades.
The furious heads claimed exam boards deliberately lowered marks at the 11th hour after pressure from the Government's exam quango, the Qualification and Curriculum Authority, to prevent critics claiming that improved results had devalued the system.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...el-marked.html

[Smits]

Wow, doesn't surprise me. I'm only doing AS, but i bet they did the same for that :/

[MrPinkPanther]

At the end of the day the best people got the best grades. The system isn't perfect but no system can be and it's the best we've got. In my opinion it's about time they began to make certain exams harder, there needs to be some way to differentiate between good candidates and exceptional candidates.

[Accipiter]

Are these being recounted for all A level students or just a few certain regions?

My mates really being messed around off his college because of the results.

[luce]

yeah doesn't surprise me they make gcse's easier by the year and a levels harder so student just don't get it when they go from an A* to a C in two years in a subject they though they were good at.