Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has called for A-level grades to be “automatically inflated” as she shared concern about her son’s education.
The 49-year-old television presenter has argued the class of 2020 should have their results increased across the board as she slammed the government’s response to grading.
Susanna joined parents across the country waiting to hear if their child got into the university of their choosing this morning.
She said she fears for students, like her 18-year-old son, whose fate is in the hands of teachers and a team of exam regulators.
Students across the country have received their A-level results today at the end of a very different academic year.
Susanna Reid has called for A-level grades to be “automatically inflated” as she shared concern about her son’s education (Image: ITV)
Schools were forced to close their doors in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to summer exams being scrapped.
This year pupils have received grades based on ranking in the class, national outcomes and their school’s previous performance instead of just their own exam and coursework like in other years.
Mother of two Susanna, who is currently on an extended break from GMB hosting duties, argued it was unfair to grade children on their mock results as the figures were often more harsh to make students work harder for the real exams.
Susanna admitted she had similar experience in her schooldays as she was so “terrified” of how little work she’d done for her mock exams that she didn’t turn up for most of them.
The television presenter has argued the class of 2020 should have their results increased across the board as she slammed the government’s response to grading (Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
She wrote: “I also know what it’s like to pull off a triumphant essay, even though I’d felt unprepared at that terrifying moment before turning over the exam paper.
“That’s how, despite disaster in my mocks, I made the grades to study at Bristol University. It was pure relief when I got my results.”
The government announced a triple lock system on Tuesday where students could receive the higher result from their calculated grade, mock grade or resit the exams in Autumn if they wish.
Susanna and Piers are expected to return to the ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain next month (Image: Getty Images)
Reacting to the news, Susanna, 49, penned in her Daily Mail column: “Personally, I think a bit of grade inflation is the least we can offer to a cohort of pupils who have been so shortchanged.”
Susanna’s 16-year-old son will get his GCSE results next week which has led the TV presenter to raise concerns about what will happen to him as he goes into the next stage of his education.
Piers Morgan’s co-star wrote: “Thankfully, my son needs to reach a fairly low threshold to stay on at his state school, but I’ve still worked myself up.
“It’s a total muddle. I’d give an F to Ofqual for prioritising a standardised system over the hopes and dreams of individual pupils. And an F to Gavin Williamson for neglecting to put proper back-up in place when schools closed.”
Susanna and Piers are expected to return to the ITV breakfast show next month.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITVat 6am
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
