The Social Mobility Foundation wants a more flexible appeals process to help disadvantaged students.
The SMF aims to help improve the life chances of children from disadvantaged families in the UK, and surveyed more than 1,500 of them who are high-achieving.52% lack confidence in their ability to appeal against their grades58% felt that not all parts of the UK had suffered equally in the pandemicIt wants the governments in England and Wales to review the grounds for appealing against grades to account for specific challenges disadvantaged pupils have faced.
"Many young people are unlikely to know their rights and what adjustments schools should be making for them," he said.
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