Story: Janet Lawson
Fir Vale School has joined over 100 other schools, local authorities and teaching organisations in taking legal action against the Ofqual exam board.
The school believes 26 Fir Vale students missed the vital C grade in English after Ofqual’s decision to alter GCSE grades. Many of these students were not able to access A level courses or missed out on apprenticeships and engineering courses, despite achieving high grades in other subjects.
Local MP David Blunkett described Ofqual’s manipulation of the grades midway through an exam year as “an absolute scandal.”
Head Teacher Breffni Martin said,
“The school, the students and their families are outraged and shocked at Ofqual’s decision. Fir Vale is joining the legal action in order to support our students and their families and to fight to remove this terrible injustice.”
For further information:
Breffni Martin, head teacher, 243 9391,