Results 2022: expert reaction and comment
18 August 2022
With a return to exams for the first time since the start of the pandemic, IOE academics comment as students learn of their A-levels, GCSE, BTec and T-level results.
![Celebrating exam results Two girls embrace after receiving their exam results. (Photo: AntonioDiaz / Adobe Stock)](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/sites/ioe/files/styles/large_image/public/girls-hug-exam-results-school.jpg?itok=0KytaaqK)
A-level
Dr Jake Anders talks to BBC News about the unequal impacts of Covid-19 had on A-level results.
![Dr Jake Anders on BBC News Dr Jake Anders on the BBC News channel discussing 2022 A-level results. (Screengrab: BBC News channel)](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/sites/ioe/files/styles/large_image/public/jake_anders_bbc_news_20220818.jpg?itok=mJ59TRRY)
Professor John Jerrim comments on claims about private schools inflating A-level grades.
- Read: TES (£)
BTec
Paul Grainger appears on BBC News to discuss whether the level of grading of BTec marks would change and the effect delays in their release would have on students.
![Paul Grainger Honorary Research Associate Paul Grainger on BBC News (screenshot: BBC News)](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/sites/ioe/files/styles/large_image/public/paul_grainger_bbc_news_20220825_01.jpg?itok=5waTWs2e)
GCSE
Professor John Jerrim comments on the large drops in top grades observed for private schools and calls for a more nuanced analysis.
- Read: Schools Week
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