There was fresh confusion today over when exactly thousands of pupils sitting GCSEs will receive their grades. The Department for Education last night said that schools and college students would receive their ‘centre assessment grades’ on Thursday, the day they should have received them if they had sat exams. But at the same time, the DfE … Read more
GCSE students will be awarded with their teacher’s predicted grades despite calls to have their results delayed in the wake of the A-level results fiasco. Pupils will be able to take the higher of either their adjusted grade or their estimate mark after the regulator Ofqual confirmed England would follow steps already taken by Scotland, … Read more
Boris Johnson was last night facing calls to delay this week’s GCSE results as the exam fiasco worsened. He is facing growing anger from his own party over the ‘huge mess’ surrounding the A-level results of millions of teenagers. Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE system, said Thursday’s results announcement should be delayed by two … Read more
Boris Johnson was last night facing calls to delay this week’s GCSE results as the exam fiasco worsened. He is facing growing anger from his own party over the ‘huge mess’ surrounding the A-level results of millions of teenagers. Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE system, said Thursday’s results announcement should be delayed by two … Read more
From bad to verse: Schools are given the OK to drop poetry from GCSE exams as syllabus is pared back in the wake of coronavirus shutdown Regulator Ofqual yesterday unveiled a slimmed-down English literature syllabus All students will be assessed on a Shakespeare play but can swerve poetry It comes after pressure from teachers grappling … Read more
From bad to verse: Schools are given the OK to drop poetry from GCSE exams as syllabus is pared back in the wake of coronavirus shutdown Regulator Ofqual yesterday unveiled a slimmed-down English literature syllabus All students will be assessed on a Shakespeare play but can swerve poetry It comes after pressure from teachers grappling … Read more
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
Exam results could be slashed amid forecasts suggesting teachers have marked pupils affected by the coronavirus pandemic too generously this year, while other pupils to be impacted by the virus will benefit from a £1billion support package. As some pupils face longer school days and new social distancing measures, data published by FFT Datalab suggests … Read more
Exam results could be slashed amid forecasts suggesting teachers have marked pupils affected by the coronavirus pandemic too generously this year, while other pupils to be impacted by the virus will benefit from a £1billion support package. As some pupils face longer school days and new social distancing measures, data published by FFT Datalab suggests … 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