The debate about adjusting grade standards to make subjects more comparable continues.

Speaking at the summer symposium, Richard Garrett, Ofqual’s Director of Policy and Strategic Relationships, shared some of the evidence Ofqual has gathered to judge if there is a compelling case to make an adjustment to grade standards on the basis of inter-subject comparability.  

The A Level subjects currently under consideration for changes to grade standards in the future are physics, chemistry and biology, as well as French, German and Spanish, which experienced adjustments to standards setting in summer 2017.

Further details from the inter-subject comparability study will be made available in the autumn.