In recent days, they had followed the furore and then capitulation in Scotland and the government’s sudden announcement that mock exam grades could be used to challenge their results. Urgently, we need to move quickly to an appeal process that allows learners to challenge their grade if it is patently wrong. Some headteachers have reported “unfathomable” grades for some of their students and these need to be resolved quickly. The exam results system – like so much of our society – is not designed to be biased, but it reflects and exacerbates the inequality and injustice that blights so many of our communities. • Hamid Patel is chief executive of Star Academies, a multi-academy trust that runs a network of primary and secondary schools across England

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2020 09:56 UTC