Students will be allowed to take resit exams in OctoberMore than 100,000 pupils who will have their A levels downgraded by regulators today have been thrown a lifeline by universities that are ready to rip up their admissions rules for this year. Universities have reassured ministers that they will “soften” the grades they normally require for entry to take account of the extraordinary circumstances that led to exams being cancelled. Helen Thorne, of UCAS, told Times Radio: “Universities are taking the extreme situation into account,” and the initial picture is “positive”. Grades in England are being awarded using teacher assessments of how pupils would have performed, moderated by exam boards and the regulator Ofqual using a computer algorithm. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, confirmed that 40 per cent of the grades offered by teachers

Source: The Times August 12, 2020 23:04 UTC