Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to review the method by which (a) GCSE and (b) A-level grades are calculated as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Following the decision to cancel this summer’s examinations, the independent qualifications regulator, Ofqual, is working with the examination boards to develop a robust process for awarding GCSE and A level grades in summer 2020. Schools and colleges will produce fair and objective examination centre grades, which will be externally standardised to ensure consistency. These arrangements aim to deliver the fairest possible outcomes for students.

Ofqual will evaluate the outcome of this process in due course.