Education union chiefs have today demanded an overhaul of next year’s GCSE and A-Level exams over fears coronavirus could cut school contact time and called for an emphasis shift away from end-of-year exams – because students find them ‘too stressful’. Bosses at the National Education Union (NEU), the UK’s largest teaching union, have written to … Read more
Ministers completed a humiliating exams U-turn today and agreed to allow A-level and GCSE results in England to be based on teachers’ assessments after a furious row over grades. Regulator Ofqual confirmed this afternoon that England would follow steps already taken by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after a controversial computer algorithm marked down thousands of … Read more
State school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning – while those in private sector will do nine or 10 State schools could cut number of GCSEs studied from nine or 10 down to five Harris Federation schools look to cut art, music, drama and … Read more
The chaos surrounding secondary schools is set to continue next year as the coronavirus wreaks havoc with GCSEs and A-levels. Exams will likely be impacted next summer due to some colleges in England not opening properly until January. Regulator Ofqual has taken the drastic step of creating contingency plans for next year’s intake as students face … Read more
Students could sit A-levels in October and GCSE’s in November if they are unhappy with their summer results, exams regulator Ofqual says Exam dates have not been released because of the continued uncertainty The Government had wanted to reopens schools on June 1 but councils opposed The National Education Union has also refused to back … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more