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Pupils should not be forced to take ‘mini-exams’ this summer and teachers should award grades based on a combination of coursework, mock exams and teacher assessments, a headteachers’ union has said. It argued that this would help teachers with their grading judgements after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled, and to avoid a repeat … Read more
Pupils should not be forced to take ‘mini-exams’ this summer and teachers should award grades based on a combination of coursework, mock exams and teacher assessments, a headteachers’ union has said. It argued that this would help teachers with their grading judgements after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled, and to avoid a repeat … Read more
Students could take ‘mini-exams’ at home to help teachers determine their GCSE and A Level grades with results day being brought forward to July. The qualifications watchdog Ofqual published plans yesterday which outline how they propose teachers assess students this year after exams have been cancelled. Through a consultation, Ofqual suggests that teachers should make … Read more
Pupils could be told to sit mini-exams to help teachers calculate A-level and GCSE results as Gavin Williamson rules out using an algorithm after last summer’s debacle Ministers today said they will not use an algorithm to calculate student grades Decision to use algorithm last year descended into chaos and prompted U-turn Gavin Williamson raised … Read more