UK scraps exam grading system that enraged students, parents
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Students outside the Department for Education building in London, react to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)Britain's Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson poses for a photo in his office at the Department of Education in London, following the announcement that A-level and GCSE school results in England will now be based on teachers' assessments of their students, Monday Aug. 17, 2020. Williamson has said he was "sorry for the distress this has caused" following a U-turn on the system for awarding school qualification grades. Students were unable to take their final exams due to the coronavirus. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)Students outside the Department for Education building in London, react to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)Students Freya Johnson, left, and Zeynep Okur outside the Department for Education building in London, reacting to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)Students outside the Department for Education building in London, react to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)Students mount a protest outside the constituency office of their local lawmaker, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, in South Staffordshire, England, Monday Aug. 17, 2020. Students are protesting over the government's handling of A-level results, using an algorithm to work out marks, with many students receiving lower than expected grades after their exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus restrictions. (Jacob King/PA via AP)Students outside the Department for Education building in London, react to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Students outside the Department for Education building in London, react to news of the policy U-turn on the system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades, Monday Aug. 7, 2020. Exam-grading policy was set because no exams were possible because of the coronavirus. The British government has scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-olds, especially the more disadvantaged, of their university places. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)