Schools leader wants teachers assessing GCSE and A-levels to be protected from ‘parents with pointy elbows and lawyer friends’

School leaders fear teachers in England are being aggressively lobbied by “parents with pointy elbows and lawyer friends” to boost their children’s GCSE and A-level grades this summer.

This, they say, could have a devastating effect on the attainment gap between well-off and disadvantaged pupils.

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