UK scraps exam grading system that enraged students, parents The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of graduating high school students of places at universitiesLONDON -- In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of graduating high school students — especially more disadvantaged ones — of places at universities. Universities in the U.K. offer final-year high school students places based on grades predicted by their teachers. That meant high-achieving students at under-performing schools, many in deprived areas, saw their marks downgraded, while students at above-average schools kept their predicted grades. Kay Mountfield, head teacher at a school in Marlow, west of London, said 85% of her students had received lower than predicted grades. In Scotland, authorities quickly reversed course after a similar fiasco last week, saying students would get their predicted grades.

Source: ABC News August 17, 2020 13:34 UTC