Secondary schools pupils facing GCSE and A-level exams return today

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

GCSE and A-Level pupils face being given WRONG grades

GCSE and A-Level pupils face being given the wrong grades due to teachers manually inputting thousands of scores into AQA exam board’s online system that is ‘ripe for human error’. Concerns have been raised about its ‘grade entry portal’, in which marks have to be put in one-by-one. AQA’s method has left school staff horrified … Read more

GCSE and A-Level pupils will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year under new proposals

Pupils will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year under new proposals… and will be told to RE-SIT tests in the autumn if they are unhappy with their marks Exam regulator Ofqual propose to stop appeals against A-level and GCSE results Students will be graded by teachers after exams cancelled due to … Read more