Grade Inflation

Are Degrees Getting Easier?

PA | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

The number of students graduating with a first-class degree has more than doubled in 10 years, with one in six now gaining top honours, figures show. ...

The Vagaries of the Exam Board: What's in a C?

Bansi Kara | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Bansi Kara

In saving themselves, AQA and the other major exam boards have damaged students' chances of future success. What's in a C? It's not just a measure by which schools are placed in league tables - it is a passport to further education and higher education.

I Quit Because Exam Grades Are Unfair, Says Ex-Exam Boss

PA | Posted 01.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

England's exams system needs overhauling as top grades "no longer automatically mean top students", the former boss of a major awarding body said on T...

A-levels: Higher Grades, Missing the Point?

Anastasia de Waal | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Anastasia de Waal

August in England may not guarantee sun but it never fails to deliver the annual A-level pantomime: highest ever grades shot down by retorts of lowest ever standards.