It means some boys could pick up grades on A-level results day tomorrow that are lower than they may have got with exams. He said: 'Anyone who is against making pupils take exams has never taught a class of adolescent boys. Exams are successful because they make pupils work.' His predictions on how boys and girls will fare under the new grades regime is backed up by recent research. The regulator Ofqual has already admitted that teachers deciding grades in 2020 were 'slightly biased' in favour of girls rather than boys.

Source: Daily Mail August 08, 2021 23:15 UTC