Bristol mayoral candidate's anger at GCSE marking 'whitewash'

“@Pelagian

I can tell you're not a kid, you didn't use 'like' every like you know like every other like word, you know what I mean.”

“I thing its ridculus that i didnt get a a in my englich gsce becis i werkd rilly hard al yer and evryting and to thing that there sayin gsces are gettin esier wan there sooooo not its discusting”

“@ Gary_Hopkins - interesting how you wont actually say the labour candidates name. Please refer to my previous comment”

“@ gary_hopkins - Why don't you go away”

“Some people seem to be critisising Jon Rogers for taking up an issue of concern for a section of Bristol's population and voicing it with David Cameron? I would expect no less of an elected mayor of Bristol. He's probably just a natural doer, one who isn't too bothered about waiting to be elected to act - some other politicians would be far happier just giving a meaningless sound-bite to the media & saying nothing contrary to the part line of course. Anyway what happened to the big issues with Bristolians over the last few years: infrastructure, an arena etc? The odds on favourite just seems to be talking about nebulous issues like fairness. Was it just a few people making a very big noise? How is it possible to be the front runner without being explicit on plans for infrastructure, for example, which is an area Bristol has fallen so behind on? Although I suppose Labour were the party in Bristol for 50 years, during this decline, so I can understand it's a touchy subject for them.”

“Marshallwalker.
As the first elected mayor of Bristol is either going to be Jon Rogers or the Labour candidate (presumably still waiting on the central committee for permission to speak) rather a lot of people are interested.
Please put your name (presumably real one) forward for inclusion in the ever growing list of independents who seem to either fancy their chances or some free publicity.
There is growing evidence for a thorough overhaul of the exam system but that is not the same as this bodge up of moving the goalposts half way through an academic year.This last has now been admitted but apparently does not require remedy.
Pupils,staff and schools have all been damaged by this farce and action needs to be taken.”

“Of course half the problem is that the teachers can't spell or put a grammar together properly in the first place.No wonder the pupils leave school with poor grades and then can't get a decent job when their employment applications are full of mistakes!.”

“There was something pretty hilarious with OfQual's response to 'growing pressure'.

"No."”

“It is unfair to those who took the exams in June compared with those who did so in January.

However, what many have believed for a long time is now shown to be true which is that in the past exam grades have been artificially boosted beyond that which the work merited. There is no doubt that it's been done for political purposes so that governments can boast how well their educational policies are doing.

It's refreshing to have some honesty and reality entering the marking though maybe they should have waited until next year so that everyone would be affected equally.”

“@@TorysRule - haha, actually just spat my coffee out laughing at that!”