In her latest column for Conservative Home, IEA Head of Media, Emily Carver, sympathised with the plight of students and teachers during the pandemic but argued plans to make examinations easier is the not the answer to helping pupils catch-up with their education.

Emily said: “Making it easier for students to pass their exams won’t reduce educational disparities in this country; grade inflation will encourage children to have a false sense of confidence in their own academic ability, and the buck will be passed to universities and their future employers.”

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