Exams: Heads told to beware parent pressure over grades

Schools should help teachers who come under pressure from students and parents to boost their grades, the exams regulator has said. Ofqual says exam boards may intervene where "inappropriate pressure" has been placed on teachers judging grades. It says such cases could be treated as potential malpractice. Concerns have been raised that parents could try to influence grades given out by teacher assessment, after GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled this year.
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