FabSwingers.com forum: Pupil exam inflation.

By *ackal1 OP Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

Private schools have inflated results during Covid to fantasy levels to give their students higher grades. State schools have inflated as well but nothing on the scale of the private sector.

An example

“At North London Collegiate School, a girls’ school in Edgware whose senior fees are more than £21,000 a year, the proportion of A* grades soared from 33.8 per cent in 2019 to 90.2 per cent last summer. The 56.5 percentage point increase is the highest recorded in the investigation.”

Winchester the school where Rishi Sunsk went posted similar results.

Why are such ridiculous and obviously flawed results not being challenged by our education Minister. ( Also a public school education)

Yet again bias afforded to the rich elites children. Money buys you better grades literally in this instance because there’s no way the kids have achieved those grades during lockdown.

Maybe it’s time to revamp our education system and not allow schools to claim charitable status.

These results are not very charitable to poorer state school pupils.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I wouldn't be happy if I paid £21k for a school place and only just over a third of the pupils got A*

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By *ackal1 OP Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

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By *ackal1 OP Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

"I wouldn't be happy if I paid £21k for a school place and only just over a third of the pupils got A* "

Having rich parents doesn’t make you smart. But having rich parents and the right school opens a lot of doors.

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By *ucianpoundCouple
over a year ago

Cap d’Agde, France

Grade inflation during Covid is very evident this year with students beginning A level courses.

Many, supposedly A grade GCSE, students are hitting the hard reality of more rigorous 'A' level studies and somewhat floundering.

For those with inflated 'A' level grades who have moved to higher education, many will undoubtedly have a similar awakening to the rigours of University study.

On the other hand, it's alway good to encourage young people and perhaps for some, grade inflation will have great benefits which otherwise they would have missed out on!

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By *ackal1 OP Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Grade inflation during Covid is very evident this year with students beginning A level courses.

Many, supposedly A grade GCSE, students are hitting the hard reality of more rigorous 'A' level studies and somewhat floundering.

For those with inflated 'A' level grades who have moved to higher education, many will undoubtedly have a similar awakening to the rigours of University study.

On the other hand, it's alway good to encourage young people and perhaps for some, grade inflation will have great benefits which otherwise they would have missed out on!"

And some employers will find out eventually that the trainees they have in their chemical plants don’t actually know their periodic table and are a danger.

It’s also the fact that the private schools have inflated by so much, that the result will be to give far more of their pupils a better chance of access to universities of their choice. This will be at the expense of state school children who in any other yearly measure would be far better qualified for that university course.

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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Well given that the funding for state schools per pupile is way lower than what is charged per pupil resources might be part of the reson and parants paying pfr private education are going to pussh harder for rsults

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