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Heads "committed to legal action" in GCSE grading row

The Association of School and College Leaders has said it is "committed to moving to the next stage of legal action" in the GCSE grading fiasco. It comes as school leaders stepped up the pressure on government, Ofqual and exam boards by hosting a national

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has said it is "committed to moving to the next stage of legal action" in the GCSE grading fiasco.

ASCL is part of the alliance of schools and local authorities which is seeking a Judicial Review over the decision not to regrade GCSE English papers from this summer.

The news comes as school leaders this week stepped up the pressure on government, exams regulator Ofqual and examination boards by hosting a national summit to discuss the situation.

On Tuesday (October 9), 200 secondary heads from across the country met in Leeds to share their experiences and plan future strategies, sending a clear message to the exams regulator, awarding bodies and ministers that the dispute is not going to go away.

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