Estelle Morris / A-level grades row

Education Secretary Estelle Morris holds a press conference at the Department of Education, in London where she ordered an independent inquiry into the A-level grades row, acting amid mounting concern about the validity of exam grades awarded to students this summer. *...Headteachers have accused the Government's testing watchdog, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), of "pressurising" exams boards into downgrading results to counter claims that the exam had become easier. 27/9/02: Education Secretary Estelle Morris Education Secretary Estelle Morris's high-profile job has probably turned her into one of Britain's most celebrated A-level failures. Ms Morris, 50, was raised on a Manchester council estate and attended Rack House primary school in Wythenshaw before moving on to Whalley Range High School - now a comprehensive. The frustration of failing her A-Levels remains etched in her memory, although it did not stop her from becoming a teacher. 23/10/02 : Estelle Morris has resigned as Secretary of State for Education, Downing Street announced tonight (Photo by Chris Young - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)