The Guardian reports that pupils from poorer backgrounds are likely to be hardest hit by “grade deflation” when GCSE and A-level results come in, according to experts who claim the decision to impose pre-pandemic grading on students this year was “premature”.
The Social Mobility Foundation found those from disadvantaged backgrounds in England were less likely to have received help to restore learning lost during the Covid pandemic, and therefore the gap is expected to widen for a second year in a row. The charity added it was premature to say the impact of Covid has ended on this generation, and therefore the decision to impose pre-pandemic grading in England was premature.
Elsewhere on the page, a soldier clears a mine in Ukraine – the “most heavily mined country on Earth”.
The Tuesday letters page thinks both Pokémon and Call Of Duty need more development time, as one reader worries Tears Of The Kingdom is too big.
Labour said the plans amounted to a ‘sticking plaster’.
Eid Mohammad Sultani was living in Kabul with his family when the Taliban seized power two years ago today.
‘Don’t be too proud to bare your soul to someone who cares about you’
John was open with his partner about his feelings towards Johannes.
A fortunate victory.
