Equalities body warns it may step in after A-level downgrades in England

Richard Adams and Heather Stewart reporting in The Guardian:

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, acknowledged the danger that an “exceptionally high-performing child in a low-performing school” would not get their expected grades. But Boris Johnson later insisted the results were “robust” and “dependable”.

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In a rare intervention, Rebecca Hilsenrath, chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said Ofqual must “remove bias” and allow students to appeal directly if they feel their A-level grades have been unfairly reduced.

The multidimensionality of the government’s incompetence keeps growing.

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