More Exam Issues

Remember when I wrote about the fact that spelling doesn’t count for much on English exams? And when I wrote that having a headache could get you extra marks on the exams?

Well, now it seems that last year, there were 18,300 cases where examiners had to change grades on the upper level school exams (for the 16 and 18 year-olds). The article doesn’t say why, but it’s not too reassuring, is it?