Ofqual vs. the Exam Board… Who will triumph?
Its hard to say that Ofqual have took a turn for the worst this year, with English GCSE’s being harshly marked down, creating utter chaos between the two boards leading up to a World War III. It comes as no surprise that the Exam board haven't given up yet, and want to be involved in the latest drama… Let the games begin!
Ofqual threatened the Exam board a demand to alter GCSE’s, and interweb bloggers have discovered leaked letters this week, explaining that this was even said just weeks before the results were even published. Can you imagine that? These letters show that the regulator wrote to Edexcel, chantering concerns about the plummet of C grades in English GCSE this year.
The board b***hed back a day later, believing that it's proposed grade awards were “fair”. Have they not realised that the whole country has suffered? However, there was no justification for further changes… as expected.
As details of the letters were revealed, Ofqual’s chief regulator, Glenys Stacey may as well have just resigned, his background is certainly coming into the picture now - it’s not looking good.
Aggravated head teacher and former slave of the Ofqual board member ‘John Townsley’ states that “We can see, in the most certain terms possible, Ofqual applying immense pressure to the awarding body concerned in order to bring down the number of C grades awarded”, he said “Glenys Stacey should resign.” Seriously, who would want to be this Glenys person, right now?
Ofqual fight for their rights and argue back stating that the letters to and from Edexcel were “entirely proper” and were part of the regulators work.
Overall, the battle is still commencing and I’m sure there will be plenty more articles where this came from. The Exam board would have gone to hell and back by the time they agree with these alterations, but you never know…
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