Pens at the ready! A gen-Z trainee takes on the Guardian’s ‘scribbler-in-chief’ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/14/pens-at-the-ready-a-gen-z-trainee-takes-on-the-guardians-scribbler-in-chief #Regulators #Technology #Education #A-levels #Schools #UKnews #Ofqual #Exams #GCSEs

What if everything you think you know about our exam system is an 'error in reporting'? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/17/ofqual-admits-massively-exaggerating-number-of-students-getting-exam-assistance #Ofqual #educationdata

Oh dear, basic errors underly #Ofqual's grade *prediction* algorithm. They seem to have made invalid assumptions without supporting evidence.

This is damning, because they didn't cite evidence that teachers are accurate at *prediction*, only at ranking. #UKpolitics #algorithms #éducation
Short bird thread:
https://mobile.twitter.com/RDBinns/status/1309097294571212800

Oh dear, basic errors underly #Ofqual's grade *prediction* algorithm. They seem to have made invalid assumptions without supporting evidence.

This is damning, because they didn't cite evidence that teachers are accurate at *prediction*, only at ranking. #UKpolitics #algorithms #éducation
Short bird thread:
https://mobile.twitter.com/RDBinns/status/1309097294571212800