The exams watchdog Ofqual is this week continuing its visits to 100 schools seeking information about the extent of this summer’s crisis over GCSE English grades.
Representatives from the regulator have been visiting some of the schools worst affected by the scandal to find out about the experiences of staff and pupils.
In a letter to heads, Glenys Stacey, Ofqual chief executive, acknowledged the mistrust that schools felt towards exam boards and the watchdog, but said that she hoped schools would help them “to get to the root of things”.
She said there had been “variations between schools that are puzzling and concerning” and that the watchdog had “developed a programme of work to find out more, so that we can all understand what has happened”.
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