Summer 2021 Grades Consultation

In this joint consultation, Ofqual and the Department for Education want to hear the views of students who were due to take their exams, their parents and carers, their teachers, school and college leaders and others who have an interest, including further and higher education providers, and employers.

The consultation covers general and vocational qualifications, with this document focusing on the former. Students need grades to continue to the next stage of their education or training, or into employment. Grades must reflect what a student knows, understands and can do, and they must be widely understood and respected.

In place of exams in summer 2021 the DfE and Ofqual propose that a student’s grade in a subject will be based on their teacher’s assessment of the standard at which they are performing.

Please complete the consultation and share within your networks.