GCSE and A-level 2021 Results Days: “Don’t Blame Hero Teachers”

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Ministers were warned they would face “fire and fury” if they tried to blame teachers for the fallout from the results of next week’s GCSE and A-level results.

Mary Bousted, deputy general secretary of the NEU teachers’ union, described the teachers as “heroes” who had stepped into the chasm created by what she described as “the incompetence of the government” in the cancellation of the exams this summer.

The industry is concerned that teachers will be criticized for this year’s GCSE and A-level grades, which were produced through teacher assessment.

The scores could be higher than those seen in 2020 and are likely to be significantly higher than those seen before the pandemic in 2019.

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The DfE is also said to be “concerned” about a widening gap between public and private schools in Grade A results this year.

However, Dr Bousted cautioned politicians against any attempt to blame teachers for the fallout from the results of the days of next week.

Let me say this. Any attempt by a government minister, or Ofqual, or anyone else, to blame teachers in the coming weeks GCSE and A level will be greeted with fury. The teachers are the heroes here.

Dr Mary Bousted (@MaryBoustedNEU) August 6, 2021

Posting on Twitter, she said: “Let me just say this. Any attempt by a government minister, Ofqual, or anyone else to blame the teachers [for] over the next few weeks, the GCSE and A-level ratings will be met with fire and fury. The teachers are the heroes here.

“Teachers entered the chasm created by Boris Johnson’s refusal to admit, despite all evidence of Covid infection rates, that exams would not take place this year, compounding last year’s fiasco .

“And despite assurances from Gavin Willamsons on January 6 that the DfE and Ofqual had made contingency plans, teachers only received the essential information they needed to generate the GCSE and A-level scores on last day of the spring term.

“The teachers worked under immense and unnecessary pressure to assess the work of their GCSE and A level students. All the marks awarded were validated by the examination boards.

“So, to sum up, teachers and leaders have stepped into the breach created by this government’s incompetence. That’s all and all.”

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