It appears logical that having worked on grade inflation at GCSE and A Levels, the government should now announce plans to do the same in the higher education sector (Crackdown on grade inflation at universities, 22/10/18). The "rise in degree outcomes" clearly needs investigation to determine whether it has been caused by "legitimate improvement", or whether the "integrity of the system" is being undermined.
What is rather less logical, and therefore owing much to political ideology, is why the government is seemingly showing such little concern about the integrity of the examination system being undermined by the obvious grade inflation in Pre-U examinations. With many private schools and some state schools now opting for these examinations instead of A-levels, should there not be a similar "crackdown"? If the much higher percentages of A*-A grades awarded in all subjects in Pre-U exams than in traditional A-levels does not amount to grade inflation, what does?
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