Tweet 19/08/2020 04:36 PM HMC backs calls for a public inquiry into the shambles of this year’s exam grading. @HMC_Org General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde says lessons must learned urgently. See his statement here: buff.ly/31doNH… 0 0 2020 19/08/2020
Tweet 18/08/2020 03:21 PM No IGCSE or International A level grades will be lower this year than the teacher assessed grades submitted by schools, the Cambridge International exam board has announced buff.ly/34bPhes 0 0 2020 18/08/2020
Tweet 18/08/2020 01:08 PM RT @HEPI_news: Where are we now, after yesterday’s announcement on young people’s results? Once again, @noookophile makes sense of the mess… 0 0 2020 18/08/2020
Tweet 18/08/2020 12:48 PM RT @JulieR_isc: UK education is diverse across school types. Melissa’s piece shows it’s impossible to generalise. Where parents can choos… 0 0 2020 18/08/2020
Tweet 18/08/2020 10:55 AM Good decision last night, but heads are left juggling the impossible - preparing to publish GCSE CAGs, helping pupils with university places and reopening schools. Let’s remember, pupils in all schoo… 0 0 2020 18/08/2020
Tweet 17/08/2020 07:07 PM The Government's decision to allow teacher-assessed grades is not problem free. But it is the fairest way to end the confusion surrounding this year’s exam results, says the incoming @HMC_Org General… 0 0 2020 17/08/2020
Tweet 17/08/2020 03:32 PM Amid growing criticism by HMC heads of the Government’s exam grading system, the incoming @HMC_Org General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde says teacher assessed grades, though problematic, are now the best w… 0 0 2020 17/08/2020
Tweet 17/08/2020 10:29 AM The only way to end the strain on students and schools is by awarding the teacher assessment grades, says incoming @HMC_Org General Secretary and head of @kingsmac, Dr Simon Hyde. See his comments, a… 0 0 2020 17/08/2020
Tweet 17/08/2020 08:44 AM RT @SallyAnneHuang: Thinking of all school leaders as they wake this morning awaiting clarity on how best to support their A level pupils,… 0 0 2020 17/08/2020
Tweet 16/08/2020 12:13 PM Independent schools are also suffering from Ofsted’s assessed grading system, with 94.5 per cent of @HMC_Org heads reporting “significantly” marked down results in a snap poll. Scroll down @thesunday… 0 0 2020 16/08/2020
Tweet 16/08/2020 11:32 AM RT @Philip_Britton: There is much to do with the immediate issues with A level results with sometimes it is worth giving thought to what ca… 0 0 2020 16/08/2020
Tweet 16/08/2020 11:32 AM RT @SallyAnneHuang: In any crisis there are things you can’t control & things you can. The Covid crisis was always going to impact on the… 0 0 2020 16/08/2020
Tweet 15/08/2020 06:37 PM Ofqual’s new guidance allowing the use of non-exam assessments as well as mock exams in grading appeals is welcomed by @HMC_Org Chair Fiona Boulton. Read her comment here: buff.ly/3iNyxyv 0 0 2020 15/08/2020
Tweet 15/08/2020 06:08 PM RT @RealGeoffBarton: Here it is - the guidance from Ofqual about what may constitute a ‘valid’ mock exam: gov.uk/government/new… 0 0 2020 15/08/2020
Tweet 15/08/2020 01:41 PM RT @SallyAnneHuang: The Year 11s awaiting next week’s results and observing the febrile energy around A levels are very much in my mind. Cl… 0 0 2020 15/08/2020
Tweet 15/08/2020 11:07 AM RT @GSAUK: Aspiring medics badly affected by #AlevelResults algorithm - GSA education committee chair Alex Hutchinson @WoldinghamHead spea… 0 0 2020 15/08/2020
Tweet 14/08/2020 10:37 PM RT @ISC_schools: "The Government needs to act in the interests of every young person adversely affected by the situation and to ensure the… 0 0 2020 14/08/2020
Tweet 14/08/2020 02:36 PM RT @HamptonSchool: GCSE Pupils from our partner schools are making the most of the final day of the summer catch-up programme with revision… 0 0 2020 14/08/2020
Tweet 14/08/2020 02:31 PM RT @JulieR_isc: Many disappointed pupils in all kinds of schools need support as schools grapple with the appeals process. https://t.co/EDL… 0 0 2020 14/08/2020
Tweet 14/08/2020 12:20 PM Children from all backgrounds have been penalised by the Ofqual grading system and independent school heads are equally frustrated and confused says HMC General Secretary @Telegraph @HMC_Org buff.ly/… 0 0 2020 14/08/2020
Tweet 13/08/2020 05:46 PM HMC General Secretary Ian Power calls on the Government to rectify flaws in the appeals process against assessed exam grades after a snap poll of heads reveals serious concerns. See the details here:… 0 0 2020 13/08/2020
Tweet 13/08/2020 08:26 AM Best wishes to all students receiving their results today #Alevels #Alevels2020 bbc.in/3fRWuCW 0 0 2020 13/08/2020
Tweet 12/08/2020 03:53 PM HMC Chair Fiona Boulton says the last minute confusion over assessed exam grades is adding to stress on students and schools, and is calling on the Government to clarify its latest changes to the app… 0 0 2020 12/08/2020
Tweet 12/08/2020 02:52 PM Following the Government’s announcement that mock exam results can form part of appeals against assessed exam grades, Ofqual says it will provide further guidance early next week. Read Ofqual's staem… 0 0 2020 12/08/2020