Unlike GCSEs and A-levels, BTecs are formally assessed throughout the academic year , meaning that there is more information on which to base final grades. Students in Scotland sit different exams.
Official results were released on 10 August , confirming provisional grades awarded in June. When Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in January that exams would be cancelled again this year, there was a mixed reaction. The National Association of Head Teachers said the plans would avoid "the awful chaos of last year".
The Sutton Trust - an education charity - has expressed concern that teacher-assessed grades could lead to students from wealthier backgrounds getting higher marks than they would usually. Its research - focusing on A-Level students - found that parents at less deprived schools were more likely to approach or pressure teachers about their children's grades.
The grading system in England was changed from letters to numbers in The updated grades were part of a new curriculum introduced in England's schools in by the then education secretary, Michael Gove, putting far more emphasis on exams rather than coursework. Wales kept its letter-based grading structure, while Northern Ireland opted for a mixture of letters and numbers for its grades.
GCSEs were due to be decided by a mathematical model, known as an algorithm, but this plan was abandoned. After a last-minute change by the government, pupils' GCSE grades were based on teachers' assessments. Ofqual chair Roger Taylor told the BBC the regulator decided to "change course" after seeing the "anxiety" it had caused to young people.
But, unlike in the past, pupils are likely to get told which topics will come up, to ensure no one is disadvantaged if they have been affected by Covid disruption. There are similar plans in Wales and Northern Ireland, with exams modified to take into account the turmoil of the past two years.
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