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Exams will be graded ‘as if pupils had sat them’

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Exams will be graded ‘as if pupils had sat them’, say education officials as coronavirus leaves teenagers taking their GCSE and A Levels in limbo Teachers to give grades according to what they believe students would have got  Appeals system will allow students who dispute grades to resit exams next year Department for Education said … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak could see schools forced to delay GCSE and A-Level exams

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Britain’s third coronavirus patient died from the disease last night as the UK reported its biggest daily jump in cases yet. The male patient, aged over 60, died at the specialist unit for infectious diseases in North Manchester General Hospital. Health chiefs said the man, who had recently returned from Italy, had ‘significant underlying health … Read more

Teenagers may have to sit exams in school holidays if coronavirus forces two-month shutdown

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Teenagers could be forced to sit exams during the summer holidays if coronavirus temporarily shuts schools, education sources warned last night. But their grades could be inflated to compensate for missed lesson time, according to one teacher trying to answer parents’ creeping concerns over the fate of their children’s learning.     As the health crisis escalates, … Read more