Schools and education have not, until now, been issues which routinely top the media agenda. Until now. This summer’s A level grading has changed all that. It is a cut-through issue rivalled only by Dominic Cummings’ drive to Barnard Castle to check his eyesight.
On one thing, all can agree. It must never happen again. That’s the easy part. More difficult is what should happen in the 2021 examining process.
As I write, teachers are starting the school year with no idea of what the content and format of this year’s GCSE and A level exams will be. Politicians with short attention spans should not make the mistake of thinking that they have months to give the profession an answer – they don’t.
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