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Old 19-08-2020, 08:50   #45
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Re: A-level and GCSE results fiasco.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
I'm not sure that whinging is an accurate term. The issues seem to be:
- Some people whose grades have now been revised upwards cannot get onto the courses they want to because they are full.
- Universities who have increased their uptake on courses will face increased costs not fully covered by fees. Who will cover this?
- Gavin Williamson has tried to pretend that the situation came as a surprise. This is adding insult to injury. The situation was predicted back in July both in The Times Education Supplement https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-w...des-may-change and the Commons Education Committee warned him as well.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politi...-only-22538255
Full of privileged kids who got their marks upgraded,this whole thing stinks ,they should rip it up and start again.
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