Bias concern for BAME students as exams cancelled
The exams regulator in England says it is alert to concerns about unconscious bias, as GCSE and A level pupils are awarded grades after their exams were cancelled due to the lockdown.
Ofqual says it is consulting on how to implement arrangements for the summer to help ensure students are fairly rewarded.
The Department for Education acknowledges on its website that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have their grades under-predicted.
A letter to the education secretary, signed by a group of experts and academics and initiated by the race equality think-tank the Runnymede Trust, highlights concern that black and minority ethnic (BAME) pupils are disproportionately disadvantaged by any bias.
It warns steps need to be taken to ensure students ...