Gavin Williamson claims that increasing A-level grades would lead to pupils being overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence, I guess no-one would know more about that than him #alevels
“Wealth in modern societies is distributed according to opportunity; and while opportunity depends partly upon talent and energy, it depends still more upon birth, social position, access to education and inherited wealth; in a word, upon property.”
R. H. Tawney, 1920. #alevels
Shocking stats: 48.6% of students at independent schools received an A grade or above compared to 21.8% of students at comprehensive schools. Some private & independent schools reported a 50% increase in the number of A & A* grades awarded #AlevelResults https://t.co/B01qI4sR72