The Department for Education was forced into a U-turn after its algorithm intended to prevent grade inflation saw 40% of predicted results downgraded.

Former PM Boris Johnson gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry on how his government decided to handle exams for pupils during the pandemic. ITV News Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks reports Former ...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells the Covid inquiry "we probably did go too far" with lockdown rules, "particularly for children" "Looking back on it all, the ...

Boris Johnson considered sacking Sir Gavin Williamson over the 2020 exam results fiasco which left him in a “homicidal mood”, the Covid Inquiry has heard. The scandal saw the Department for Education ...

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Sir Gavin Williamson managed to hang on for another year after the 2020 exam results U-turn (Jordan Pettitt/PA) Boris Johnson considered sacking Sir Gavin Williamson over the 2020 exam results fiasco ...