Fears That Class A Crackdown Could Damage Pupils Mental Health A Levels
Julie Richardson, the headteacher of Verulam School in St Albans, said her pupils would be “disappointed” if predictions from the University of Buckingham of a 10% drop in A and A* grades come true next week. The ‘Covid generation’ of Year 13 students have faced two years of disruption, including the 2020 upheaval in GCSE results – when the government agreed to award grades from teacher assessments after the use of an algorithm resulted in nearly 40% of predicted grades degradation....