A-Level results | 'Grade inflation could harm future career prospects'

Today, hundreds of thousands of A-level students will receive their results based not on standard testing as in previous years, but instead calculated by a statistical model that takes into account factors such as performance in earlier tests and previous exam results. 

However, the calculation of grades has come under scrutiny by students and teachers alike for its controversial results; BBC statistics explained that in England, 36% of entries had a lower grade than teachers predicted whilst three per cent were down two grades as a result of exams being cancelled.

Addressing the controversy, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson stated that, following a ruling in Scotland that allows students to instead receive the grade predicted by their teachers, England would not be following suit by U-turning on the pre-arranged system of calculation.

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Writing for the Telegraph newspaper, Williamson explained his position by claiming that the reason for the calculation was rooted in the ability of what many are calling the ‘COVID generation’ within later life.