by Nathan McGurl | Sep 11, 2020 | Podcasts
In this Study Sessions podcast episode Nathan is talking to Barnaby Lenon – and Iain Kilpatrick. We look at about how best to approach the year that will have to end in a ‘grade’ for yr 11 and yr 13 pupils. We’re following 6 very different students...
by Nathan McGurl | Aug 30, 2020 | 2021 Exams, articles
As if the year ahead won’t be trying enough for students, now MPs and the Media are weighing in on whether exams will actually take place. Today Labour shadow education MP, Kate Green, has announced Labour’s position that GCSE and A-level exams should be...
by Nathan McGurl | Aug 19, 2020 | articles
News is in, the 2020 GCSE and A level students’ grades will be the higher of the teacher estimates or the Ofqual prediction. But does this mean that everything is now ok? Probably not for everyone. Waiting for your results is always a nail-biting experience. You might...
by Nathan McGurl | Aug 7, 2020 | articles
With GCSE and A Level exams in the UK cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students wait anxiously for some remote regulatory body to determine their grades. An understandably nervous wait for all. Many students will have told themselves that they would wait for...
by Nathan McGurl | Aug 4, 2020 | 2021 Exams, articles
To find out about Ofqual’s proposals on how 2021 grades will be awarded – head here>http://thestudybuddy.com/2021/01/16/how-youll-get-a-grade-for-gcse-and-a-levels-in-2021/ Following the consultation paper in July, Ofqual (the body responsible for...
