GCSE and A-level papers from last summer’s cancelled exams that will be used by schools to predict grades ‘are being sold online for £1’ Schools in England likely to use 2020 papers to determine grades this summer Students have been using social media to sell and share access to the exams Candidates can access them … Read more
GCSE and A-level papers from last summer’s cancelled exams that will be used by schools to predict grades ‘are being sold online for £1’ Schools in England likely to use 2020 papers to determine grades this summer Students have been using social media to sell and share access to the exams Candidates can access them … Read more
Private school parents face bills of hundreds of pounds for their children’s GCSEs and A-levels – even though the exams were axed Exam boards in England are still charging schools the full fees This is despite the fact teachers will assess pupils’ work and that the services of 60,000 examiners will not be needed While … Read more
Schools Minister Nick Gibb insists exams WILL return post-Covid as he categorically rules out a permanent shift to using teacher assessment to award grades Schools Minister Nick Gibb said he wants return to exams ‘as soon as possible’ He insisted exams are ‘fairest way of judging the attainment and ability’ of pupils Have been calls … Read more
Plans to make end of year exams voluntary and give teachers almost complete control over deciding the GCSE and A-level grades of their pupils this summer has sparked warnings of further grades chaos and widespread inflation. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, who previously said exams would be cancelled for the second year in a row because … Read more
Teachers will have almost complete control over deciding the GCSE and A-level grades of their pupils this summer, it was announced last night. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said staff will also get to choose how they assess children – after exams were cancelled due to the pandemic. Teachers can decide to rely on previous essays, … Read more
Students are fearing for their future after A-level and GCSE exams were cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases – as some say marks are now based on ‘teachers’ opinions’. Boris Johnson announced on Monday that summer exams would be cancelled as it was not ‘possible or fair’ for them to go ahead following country-wide school closures. … Read more
Students are in limbo today after ministers agreed to axe BTEC exams – but left it up to schools to decide – just hours before the first tests were due to begin across the country. The U-turn came hours before under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces the Commons after finally confirming that GCSE and A-level exams will … Read more
GCSE and A-Level exams in England have been cancelled, the Department for Education confirmed tonight. A statement said it recognised it was ‘an anxious time for students’ working towards their tests. It added ministers and Ofqual are working to find a way to award grades that ‘reflects the hard work’ of pupils nationwide. The move … Read more
This year’s GCSE and A Level exams are CANCELLED, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirms By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 20:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 20:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 GCSE and A-Level exams will not go ahead this summer, Gavin Williamson has confirmed. The education secretary said: ‘The Government position is that … Read more