Stephen has welcomed a u-turn by Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, that A-level and GCSE students in East Ham will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm.
Headteachers across Newham, reported that over 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools' prior grades.
Speaking about the u-turn, Stephen said “The Government has had months to sort out exams and has now been forced into a screeching U-turn after days of confusion. It has - in short - been a complete shambles.”
Stephen wrote to Gavin Williamson over the weekend urging him to allow pupils to use their centre assessed grades for GCSE and A-level results this year. The letter can be read here.
