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| BTec students begin receiving revised grades | BTec students begin receiving revised grades |
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| BTec students are beginning to receive their revised grades after the results were delayed by exam board, Pearson. | BTec students are beginning to receive their revised grades after the results were delayed by exam board, Pearson. |
| The results have been reassessed in line with A-level and GCSE grades which rose after a government U-turn. | The results have been reassessed in line with A-level and GCSE grades which rose after a government U-turn. |
| Pearson said students who needed their grades for university entry were being prioritised but all results would be available by Friday. | Pearson said students who needed their grades for university entry were being prioritised but all results would be available by Friday. |
| BTec teacher Jenny Cameron said her students were finally receiving results they should have had two weeks ago. | BTec teacher Jenny Cameron said her students were finally receiving results they should have had two weeks ago. |
| Ms Cameron, who teaches BTec performing arts in Cheltenham, told the Press Association almost all her students' original results had been two grades lower than they should have been. | Ms Cameron, who teaches BTec performing arts in Cheltenham, told the Press Association almost all her students' original results had been two grades lower than they should have been. |
| "They are overjoyed today and got the results they should have had two weeks ago... because Pearson actually looked at them as individuals and not data." | "They are overjoyed today and got the results they should have had two weeks ago... because Pearson actually looked at them as individuals and not data." |
| She said the delay had put them in a difficult position as they waited to discover whether they could go to university or drama school. | She said the delay had put them in a difficult position as they waited to discover whether they could go to university or drama school. |
| "The students have been treated really shoddily. | "The students have been treated really shoddily. |
| "It's been two weeks of unnecessary stress and worry." | "It's been two weeks of unnecessary stress and worry." |
| A-level outcry | A-level outcry |
| Pearson has apologised for the frustration and additional uncertainty caused by the delay and promised that no grades would go down as a result of the review. | Pearson has apologised for the frustration and additional uncertainty caused by the delay and promised that no grades would go down as a result of the review. |
| About 450,000 students were affected when Pearson pulled some of its BTec results on the eve of releasing them. | About 450,000 students were affected when Pearson pulled some of its BTec results on the eve of releasing them. |
| It followed the government's last-minute U-turn on A-levels and GCSEs, which saw students awarded the exact grades that had been estimated by their teachers rather than having them adjusted by an algorithm. | It followed the government's last-minute U-turn on A-levels and GCSEs, which saw students awarded the exact grades that had been estimated by their teachers rather than having them adjusted by an algorithm. |
| That had been put in place to counter the effect of any teachers or schools inflating their grades but there was an outcry over how many A-level results ended up being downgraded, in some cases by more than one grade. | That had been put in place to counter the effect of any teachers or schools inflating their grades but there was an outcry over how many A-level results ended up being downgraded, in some cases by more than one grade. |
| Pearson initially said that because BTec students do far more graded assessments throughout the year, their predicted grades were more similar to previous years. | Pearson initially said that because BTec students do far more graded assessments throughout the year, their predicted grades were more similar to previous years. |
| However, it later decided to withdraw grades to ensure that no students had been downgraded, which might unfairly disadvantage them against A-level and GCSE students. | However, it later decided to withdraw grades to ensure that no students had been downgraded, which might unfairly disadvantage them against A-level and GCSE students. |
| BTecs are vocational qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which provide work-based skills across areas including business, healthcare and engineering. | BTecs are vocational qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which provide work-based skills across areas including business, healthcare and engineering. |
| They are assessed over the course of the qualification through exams, practical coursework and, in many cases, workplace-based placements. | They are assessed over the course of the qualification through exams, practical coursework and, in many cases, workplace-based placements. |
| Around 200,000 BTec Firsts, which are equivalent to one or more GCSEs, were due to be awarded on Thursday last week - the same day as GCSE results. | Around 200,000 BTec Firsts, which are equivalent to one or more GCSEs, were due to be awarded on Thursday last week - the same day as GCSE results. |
| Some 250,000 BTec Nationals, which are studied over one or two years and are similar to A-levels, were awarded the week before - but have also been part of the grade reassessment. | Some 250,000 BTec Nationals, which are studied over one or two years and are similar to A-levels, were awarded the week before - but have also been part of the grade reassessment. |