A NEW “triple lock” aims to give youngsters in England fair A-level and GCSE scores — and to prevent a Scottish-style fiasco.
Pupils will get whatever is highest out of their computer-moderated grade, mock grade, or a September re-sit if they opt for it.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson had to rip up the system at the 11th hour amid fears for poor pupils’ results.
Scotland today overturned more than 124,000 results after admitting less well-off children had been penalised by computer moderation, leading to a grovelling apology from the Scottish National Party, which runs the nation’s schools.
Education chief John Swinney said pupils would now be given higher grades based solely on teacher assessment.
He told the Scottish Parliament: “We did not get it right for all young people. I want to apologise for that.”
Experts had warned England faced a similar mess but Mr Williamson said tonight: “This triple-lock system will help make sure that we award the fairest results possible.”
Labour had seized on Scotland’s chaos to urge No10 to act.
Leader Sir Keir Starmer warned that the lives of hundreds of thousands of youngsters could be blighted because “the computer says no”.
Whitehall sources insisted computer moderation would not be scrapped but allowing mock grades if higher would give pupils extra protection.
An extra £30million will be handed to schools to fund resit exams in September for pupils unhappy with their marks.
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