Universities might have to to set their own exams for candidates

Universities might have to to set their own exams for candidates

Universities might have to to set their own exams for candidates because A-level grades will be "flattering" this year, an Ofqual adviser has said.

An Ofqual adviser aid that admissions tutors were not naive in thinking that pupils were well equipeped to start a degree. Barnaby Lenon, who sits on the exam regulator's standards advisory group, warned.

Mr Lenon told The Telegraph: "The important thing is for universities and school sixth forms to realise that some students will have had very flattering results. The first thing that should happen is for universities to run some sort of diagnostic test to discover what they know and don't know and then provide catch-up."

important for such degrees which build on A-level knowledge such as modern languages, maths, and science, "Where a degree course assumes a certain knowledge, that level might not be there this year."

Mr Williamson in December announced that exams this year will be mostly centre or teacher assessed grades. While they will e graded as generously as they were in 2020. Making sure there is enough compensation for disruption to schooling amid the Covid pandemic Between the years.

Mr Lenon said universities should run uptake or remedial classes in the autumn term for pupils who have missed a significant amount of their A-level course, Including science practical endorsement.

Mr Leon goes on:

"There are some pupilz who will have missed half of the past year," he said. "They will need to catch up in subject knowledge and also in study skills. Universities are perfectly capable of doing that. It's just important not to be naive. An A or a B grade student might require more catch up than in previous years."