Algorithmic adjustment of grades causes chaos in UK exam system

I'm not familiar with the UK system, so I'm confused here. Did the exams not take place? Or are they done by the schools? I though the a-levels are standardised country-wide / not sure where the original grade they modify comes from.

This really does seem very unfair. I went to a middle-of-the-road comprehensive, and in one particular subject our entire (small) class happened to be talented - all of us but one got A*s. My understanding is that this wouldn’t be possible under this algorithm.<p>On the other hand, I’m struggling to think of a system which would be better, which also preserves the integrity of A-levels as a qualification.

Background on the algorithms here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ffteducationdatalab.org.uk&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;a-level-results-2020-how-have-grades-been-calculated&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ffteducationdatalab.org.uk&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;a-level-results-2...</a>

The only reason any of this matters is that higher education is being held as a scarce commodity, with &quot;elite&quot; schools limiting attendance, to prevent lower class people from rising above their class.

Has anyone affected (or their parents) considered how this sits in line with the GDPR (implemented as the Data Protection Act 2018).<p>It has various provisions for purely automated decision making processes that have significant effects on a person, and some of these require prior impact assessments to be carried out. It&#x27;s quite likely these weren&#x27;t carried out, given the circumstances.<p>Might be an angle for anyone affected that&#x27;s looking to learn some &quot;real world&quot; skills they weren&#x27;t taught in the syllabus, and fight back on such a basis.