GCSE and A-Level exams could be sat later in 2021 to give students more time to prepare after being housebound by coronavirus, Gavin Williamson said today. The Education Secretary confirmed a consultation has been launched into whether the tests could be moved from May to July – traditionally during the school holidays. Students preparing for … Read more
Secondary school pupils with GCSE and A-level exams next year are returning to classes today, but only a quarter of Years 10 and 12 are allowed on site at one time due to social-distancing. The Government wants pupils to have ‘face-to-face’ support before their exams next summer, but the amount contact time will vary considerably across … Read more
Secondary school pupils with GCSE and A-level exams next year are returning to classes today, but only a quarter of Years 10 and 12 are allowed on site at one time due to social-distancing. The Government wants pupils to have ‘face-to-face’ support before their exams next summer, but the amount contact time will vary considerably across … Read more
Four British universities have today distanced themselves from a radical Islamic preacher – who was banned from the UK for his extremist views – after they were listed as ‘approved exam centres’ for an online college he runs. Loughborough, Surrey, Gloucestershire and Cranfield in Bedford are listed on the website of the International Open University, … Read more
Students doing Oxford exams on videolink from their bedrooms complain that invigilators and tutors should NOT be allowed to see their ‘private space’ Oxford classics students say room sweeps and web cams are ‘intrusive’ Faculty confirmed exams would be taken over Microsoft Teams starting Friday Invigilators will undergo mandatory ‘camera sweep of the room’ before test … Read more
Students doing Oxford exams on videolink from their bedrooms complain that invigilators and tutors should NOT be allowed to see their ‘private space’ Oxford classics students say room sweeps and web cams are ‘intrusive’ Faculty confirmed exams would be taken over Microsoft Teams starting Friday Invigilators will undergo mandatory ‘camera sweep of the room’ before test … Read more
Most vocational students whose exams have been cancelled due to coronavirus will be graded on previous work, under plans from regulator Ofqual Many students will receive a calculated result based on predicted achievements Judgments will take into account students’ previous assignments or modules Students taking qualifications that signal job competence won’t be included Ofqual says … Read more
Listening to classical music during lectures and throughout the night while sleeping may help us perform better in big exams, a new study suggests. US economics students who listened to Beethoven and Chopin during a lecture and again later in the night performed 18 per cent higher in exams the next day. This compared with … Read more