Question: What evidence will be taken into account when devising calculated grades of students?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening
section_headers: Questions and answers
What should be considered when updating risk assessments?
section_content: For children and young people for whom a risk assessment continues to be
recommended, up to and/or after 1 June, their risk assessment will need to
balance a number of different risks, including:

the potential health risks to the individual from coronavirus, bearing in mind any underlying health conditions/ clinical vulnerability. For further information, refer to the guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from coronavirus
the risk to the individual if some or all elements of their EHC plan temporarily cannot be delivered in the normal manner or in the usual setting, and the opportunities to meet needs in a different way temporarily, for example, in the home or online or in a different way at school
the ability of the individual’s parents or carers or home to ensure that their health and care needs can be met safely week-round or for multiple weeks, bearing in mind the family’s access to respite care. (This may be particularly important to consider, from 1 June, for those children and young people who are not in the year groups prioritised for a return to education settings.)
any risk to siblings or family members if the child or young person’s condition prevents or inhibits self-regulation and if their behaviours cannot be supported or managed by parents or carers at home
the potential impact to the individual’s wellbeing of changes to routine or the way in which provision is delivered
any safeguarding risks for children with a social worker if not in school and the need to support care placements for looked-after children (see the vulnerable children and young people guidance for further information on school attendance for children with a social worker)
any other out-of-school/college risk or vulnerability, for example, a child or young person becoming involved in dangerous behaviour or situations (including the risk of exploitation)

If a risk assessment determines that a child or young person’s needs continue
to be more safely met at home, local authorities, educational settings and
parents should consider whether moving either equipment or services into a
child or young person’s home would enable them to be supported there. This may
be a more feasible solution for day settings than residential settings, and
may include:

physiotherapy equipment
sensory equipment
online sessions with different types of therapists
phone support for parents in delivering interventions
in-person services, where necessary

*[EHC]: education, health and care plan

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer talks about risk assessment instead of calculating the grades of students.
This answer does not relate to what evidence will be taken into account when calculating grades for students.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
section_headers: How will you ensure that certain groups of students (for example those from disadvantaged backgrounds) do not lose out because of bias in teachers’ assessments?
section_content: Ofqual is developing a fair and robust process that takes into account a broad
range of evidence, including assessments by schools and colleges of the grades
that students would have been likely to obtain if exams went ahead and their
prior attainment. Ofqual’s overriding aim is to make sure arrangements this
summer are as fair as possible for all students.
Ofqual ran a
consultation from 15 to 29 April
seeking views on aspects of their proposed assessment arrangements for GCSEs,
AS and A levels, including an equality impact assessment informed by a review
of the research literature on bias in teacher assessments.
Ofqual has taken feedback to its consultation, and the findings from its
literature review and equalities impact assessment, into account in finalising
the arrangements for these qualifications this summer. Decisions from this
consultation were published on 22
May. Ofqual has also published additional guidance for schools and colleges on
objectivity in grading and ranking.
Pupils who do not feel their calculated grade reflects their ability will have
the opportunity to sit an exam as soon as is reasonably possible in the
autumn.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has basic information about how grades are calculated with links to additional resources.
This answer only addresses a small portion of what evidence is taken into account when calculating grades.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
section_headers: Will the past performance of the school be taken into account when devising the calculated grade?
section_content: Ofqual’s guidance says that one of the sources of evidence schools and
colleges should draw on is the performance of this year’s students compared to
those in previous years. However, this is only one of the sources of evidence
that will be taken into account. Ofqual’s consultation, which ran from 15 to
29 April, included proposals for how the standardisation process at national
level should take the past performance of schools and colleges into account.
Responses have been reviewed and decisions from this
consultation were published on 22
May.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has basic information about how to calculate grades with links to additional information.
This answer does not concisely answer the question and only relates to one element of what will be taken into account in regards to grades.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Could be Improved