The government has made a dramatic u-turn on GCSE and A-level results, ruling that all students will now be allowed to use their predicted grades after all.
Speaking to BBC News on Monday afternoon, the chair of exam regulator Ofqual admitted the system had not been "an acceptable experience for young people" and they had decided to backtrack.
Roger Taylor said: "I would like to say sorry. We have recognised the difficulty that young people have faced," adding: "We are now taking steps to put that right."
Boris Johnson has come under increasing pressure to change course in recent days, after the new grading system meant as many as 40 per cent were marked down according to a computer algorithm based on schools' previous results.
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With students unable to sit their exams due to the coronavirus pandemic, youngsters were instead handed automated grades by Ofqual, causing widespread upset and uproar.
More than 30,000 are thought to have missed out on the chance to get into their first choice of university, with both students and parents taking to the streets over the weekend to protest.
The announcement came just hours after the Welsh government confirmed that their students' grades would now be based on teacher assessments.
The PM is currently on holiday in Scotland with fiancée Carrie Symonds and their son Wilfred.
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Education secretary Gavin Williamson had previously refused to base grades on teachers' assessments.
More to follow.
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