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GCE Advanced Level Results, GCSE Results and BTec National and BTec First results August 2020: Useful Links

The Examination Crisis of August 2020: General

Click here for the unfolding of the examination crisis

Click here for the future prospects of Gavin Williamson

Click here for an article by Polly Toynbee and here for an article by Frances Ryan and Click here for an article by Diane Reay and here for Diane Reay’s views on external and internal factors influencing educational achievement

GCE Advanced Level Results

Click here  and here and here for BBC coverage

Click here  and here  and here  and here  and here and here and here for Guardian coverage

Click here for Channel 4 coverage

Click here for coverage from The Conversation

Click here for Educationdatalab statistical presentation

Click here for a DfE Infographic

Click here for OFQual Analytics

Click here for Analysis of GCE Advanced Level Results by Schoolsweek

Click here for more on statistical issues from Sky News. The Education Select Committee also flagged up problems which might occur with the OFQual approach and they have of course

Click here for Guardian article on Grade prediction by an Independent school

Click here for detailed OFQual paper. PP 135-6 has the Independent School-State School break down

Click here for Schoolsweek discussion of above issue

Click here for Educationdatalab on this

Click here for Schoolsweek discussion of whether OfQual award  process discriminates against poorer students

Click here for Schoolsweek coverage and here for Guardian coverage and here for BBC coverage of publication and subsequent withdrawal of OFQual “new policy”

Click here for Observer article on additional pressures for schools

The U Turn

Click here for C 4 Item

Click here for ITV Item

Click here , here , here for BBC Items

Click here and here and here for   Guardian items

Click here for Lewis Goodall article [New Statesman]

Click here and here for BTec Nationals and BTec Firsts [Guardian coverage]

 

The GCSE Examinations

Click here for a Guardian article highlighting likely problems

Click here and here for some Guardian data

Click here and here for some OfQual data

Click here for some information from Educationdatalab

BTec Nationals and BTec Firsts

Click here for BTec Nationals and BTec Firsts [BBC]