Education Minister Will Quince spoke about how test scores are expected to decline this year, stating that the country expects qualifications to "maintain their value." ' said he must return to his position.
Governmentsays few schools and colleges will do better than 2021, where grades are awarded by teacher evaluation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. increase.
This is the first time a student has taken the GCSE, AS and A-level exams since her 2019, her grades dropped this summer, and as part of her transition she will take the 2023 It was after I took the exam again. Back to pre-pandemic arrangements.
I think that this year's performance is still higher than 2019 is an important stress
Will Quince
In an interview with PA news agency, Quince said: Extraordinary steps, very exceptional steps had to be taken, which led to higher grades.
But he added: A qualification is a position that holds its value, and it is very important to employers and universities.
To mitigate the potential loss of learning due to the pandemic, Quince said this year's exams will include "more There have been adjustments," he said.
These include providing students with advance information about the content of some exams, a selection of questions that students can answer, and carefully spaced timetables; It includes reducing experience time.
Asked how the government would manage student disappointment over poor grades this year, the education minister said: for applied adaptations.
Quince also said of the lower grades, "universities will adjust accordingly."
He then argued that it "isn't new" for students to miss predicted or expected grades. You may pass clearance, you may go to another university - that's why having a plan B is so important.
You may follow, or you may decide to go straight to the world of work.
The Minister also noted concerns that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers would widen this year.
He said: ``There is no doubt that young people have faced enormous disruption in the course of the pandemic and that has had an impact.''
£5 billion recovery package for education, National Tutoring Programme. , and measures such as one hour of additional education per week for 16- to 19-year-olds “reflect the fact that we want to ensure that we are closing that attainment gap,” he said. rice field.
Will Quince (UK Parliament/PA)
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Others with the largest testing staff in the country The Board AQA announced a second strike from 12 to 15 August, raising concerns that the results would be mixed.
Mr Quince criticized the union's 'intimidation', stating:
"Adding this to the mix as a potential concern about whether their paper will be graded and whether results will be submitted on time is totally unnecessary.
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"I was confident they would have no effect, but unfortunately this kind of intimidation by the union is very deplorable."
Tory leader Moving on to the fray, Quince talks about the "toxicity" between rival factions during the contest, in which he endorses the "competence" of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. "Delivery" and "Pragmatism".
"When it comes to toxicity, there will inevitably be clashes between the individual camps. It's disappointing, and to some extent it's a bit uneducated, and that's an aspect I don't like."
But he also said the leadership struggle has sparked policy debates at a difficult time in the country, adding:
When asked why he returned to government so soon after resigning in protest against Boris Johnson's leadership, Quince said he was offered an interim role until a new prime minister took office. Stated.
He added: Of course, school exams, school white papers, independent reviews of child social his care, the rollout of Family His hubs, sending out reviews with consultations ending on July 27, etc. will continue until the new prime minister takes office. I was. place. "
