Results day in a crisis: despite the confusion caused by the grading process, long-term damage to young people’s futures is not inevitable

Abstract

Erica Holt-White discusses applicants’ concerns about attending university in the autumn of 2020 as well as the potential of the grading process for negative impacts on disadvantaged groups. She nevertheless explains why, with concerted action and a willingness on the part of universities to be flexible, long-term damage may be averted