The exams balancing act

By Paul MacLellan2020-09-08T08:30:00

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This hasn’t been a normal summer. And the chaos caused by concerns about grade inflation won’t just affect this year’s students

In a year defined by isolation, disruption and new ways of teaching and learning where inequalities in educational attainment have been amplified, it was too much to hope that exam results season would be different. With exams cancelled, grading became a political football. This opinion article examines the consequences of this choatic exam results season.

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