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Hugh	26-08-2020 10:49

Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36047803)

Which person is her " Boss " ?

The Secretary of State for Education

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The Chief Regulator is an appointment made by the Secretary of State for a term of five years. The Chief Regulator is the Chief Executive of Ofqual.

https://publications.parliament.uk/p...uc/822/822.pdf

heero_yuy

26-08-2020 11:12

Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Quote from The Sun:

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...8&d=1562846859

Shamed Ofqual boss Sally Collier tonight sensationally quit over the A Levels fiasco - but she could keep a plumb job at the Cabinet Office.

The bungling bureaucrat walked the plank after wrecking exams day for hundreds of thousands of students.

She decided to quit her £200,000 a year job “by mutual agreement” with the Ofqual board.

But The Sun understands she can still keep a lucrative post in the Cabinet Office despite the total shambles.

A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "Sally is a substantive civil servant and as such is able to return to a job within the Civil Service."

So snout still in the trough as a reward for failure. :rolleyes:

1andrew1

26-08-2020 12:38

Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 36047807)

So snout still in the trough as a reward for failure. :rolleyes:

She's been successful in getting her boss off the hook, and is being rewarded for doing this task well. ;)

Julian

26-08-2020 14:21

Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36047806)

The Secretary of State for Education

https://publications.parliament.uk/p...uc/822/822.pdf

Thanks for that Hugh.

I wonder how many times a secretary of state has rejected the only candidate put forward by a select committee responsible for recruitment , which she ultimately on appointment then reported through :scratch:

Hugh	26-08-2020 15:00

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Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36047830)

They are hired by a recruitment board, not a Select Committee, and the board recommend a candidate to the Secretary.

Something similar happened to me when I went for an IT Director’s position at a University - I was recommended for the position after a gruelling interview process, but I had to meet the Vice-Chancellor, and be approved by him (did he think I would fit in with him, his Senior Team, and the Uni’s "culture"?*).

Same thing happened when I contracted at another Uni as Head of IT Systems Development - after selection, I had to meet the Chief Operating Officer for approval.

In both cases, they had vetoed other candidates, and they had restart the recruitment cycle.

What the stats are for OfQual and it’s ilk, I don’t know, but I would imagine it’s the same process, otherwise you are just wasting the Minister’s time for a box ticking exercise...

*I got the job...

papa smurf

26-08-2020 17:22

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Another one bites the dust

Top civil servant at Department for Education to leave after A-levels chaos
Following the controversy over the awarding of A-level grades this month, Jonathan Slater will stand down as permanent secretary at the department on 1 September.

https://news.sky.com/story/top-civil...chaos-12057141

Maggy

26-08-2020 17:54

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So how many more sacrificial lambs? Funny how the buck never stops with the top true boss in politics these days.

denphone

26-08-2020 20:17

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Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36047863)

So how many more sacrificial lambs? Funny how the buck never stops with the top true boss in politics these days.

In any other business the buck would stop at the top but that does not seem to apply to politics sadly.

Sephiroth

26-08-2020 20:51

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isn’t “the top” there to set policy? If thete is a misinterpretation or a poor implementation, then “the top” Can get angry.

If “the top” gave vague requirements and didn’t set proving standards, then “the top” should squirm.

Carth

26-08-2020 21:15

Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36047863)

So how many more sacrificial lambs? Funny how the buck never stops with the top true boss in politics these days.

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36047872)

In any other business the buck would stop at the top but that does not seem to apply to politics sadly.

Feel free to take it up with your local MP, I'm sure they'll be willing to give you a complete and unbiased answer :D

Hugh	26-08-2020 22:11

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Algorithms/programmes don’t mutate - they aren’t alive.

They are coded from agreed specifications, they receive and process data, then provide outputs - they only change when a coder changes them.

Carth

26-08-2020 23:54

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The Algorithm was probably done on a Windows 10 computer, with all of the 'crucial' updates . . that would mutate it :D

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