WATCH: An analysis of Ofqual’s April 2020 GCSE grading announcement

7 April 2020
By SSAT

In the latest SSAT webinar, Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, analyses last week’s Ofqual GCSE grading announcement and offers practical considerations.

With questions from school leaders from across the SSAT network, he also:

  • provides an update on the provision of FSM vouchers over the Easter period
  • asks whether schools are staying open over the Easter bank holidays
  • comments on the appointment of the new Shadow Education Secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey
  • considers the impact that home learning is having on widening the inequality gap.


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