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Day: April 27, 2020

Bias concern for BAME students as exams cancelled
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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 ...
UK virus death toll rises by 360
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UK virus death toll rises by 360

    The number of people whose coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK in the past day appears to be the lowest since March. Across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 360 people have died of Covid-19. During the past 24 hours there have been 329 coronavirus deaths recorded in England, with people aged between 29 and 100 losing their lives. Of those 22, including the youngest, had no underlying health conditions. London had the most deaths (87), followed by the Midlands (55), the North East and Yorkshire (55), the North West (41), the South East (38), the East of England (34) and the South West (19). In Wales there are 9,280 confirmed cases - a 203 rise compared to yesterday - and a total of 796 people have now died of the coronavirus, which is an i...