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  Gavin Williamson seeks to blame Ofqual for exams debacle

  

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  Education secretary forced into humiliating reversal on A-level and GCSE grades in EnglandWhat does the UK government’s U-turn on exam results mean?U-turn on exams may create new set of problems in EnglandGavin Williamson has tried to lay the blame for the exams fiasco at the door of the regulator Ofqual after a humiliating climbdown that overturned up to 2.3m grades but left thousands of pupils in limbo.Two days after saying there would be “no U-turn, no change”, the education secretary apologised and ordered a complete reversal whereby pupils in England will be able to revert to the A-level grades recommended by their teachers, if those are higher. Continue reading...

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  Gavin Williamson refuses to back Ofqual head after exam results U-turn

  

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  Education secretary says only that Sally Collier has ‘worked hard in her position’Gavin Williamson has refused...

  Education secretary says only that Sally Collier has ‘worked hard in her position’Gavin Williamson has refused to personally back the head of Ofqual, Sally Collier, after the A-level grades fiasco led to a humiliating government U-turn.In a morning round of interviews, the education secretary said Collier – who has not spoken publicly since students’ results were published last Thursday – had worked hard in...

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  Boris Johnson urged to intervene as exam results anger escalates

  

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  Labour calls on PM to cancel planned break as Tory MPs deluged with complaintsBoris Johnson has...

  Labour calls on PM to cancel planned break as Tory MPs deluged with complaintsBoris Johnson has been urged to get a grip on the exams crisis as Labour and backbench Conservatives united in their criticism of the botched handling of A-level results in England and headteachers came out in favour of a Scotland-style solution using teachers’ assessments.The government’s attempt to placate angry parents and...

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