But the Covid Class of 2020 will still have their A-level and GCSE exam grades on their life’s records. That is another reason why this year’s A-level fiasco is unforgivable and, if it continues into GCSEs, will become a full-blown scandal. Williamson has known since March that despite exams being cancelled in England, somehow every child would still get a grade. Gavin Williamson under pressure to resign over A-level results 'fiasco' Read moreEven the greatest mathematicians in the world can’t write an algorithm that can perfectly predict exams that no one sat. At best, the A-level grades, and in all likelihood the GCSE results expected on 20 August, are an educated guess.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2020 06:56 UTC