An unprecedented alliance of students, schools, local authorities and teaching unions has stepped up its threat of legal action over the grade boundary changes that led to thousands of students getting lower than expected GCSE scores.
In all, 180 pupils, 113 schools, 35 local authorities and seven professional education organisations are involved in the action, which is seeking that grades awarded for the GCSE English language paper in June, are brought into line with those awarded in January.
The action is being spearheaded by the London Borough of Lewisham which has written to Ofqual, the exams watchdog and two awarding bodies, threatening to take the matter to the High Court.
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