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‘ The government has reportedly warned parents that exams for secondary school pupils may be delayed again next summer.
Exam regulator Ofqual has begun making contingency plans for next summer’s exams as pupils attempt to regain months of lost learning, according to the Sunday Times.
It is considering pushing exams from May to as late as July and continuing this year’s emergency marking system.
An Ofqual spokeswoman told PA Media that the regulator recognised pupils, parents and teachers were concerned about disruptions caused by the pandemic.
She said: “Our overriding aim is to ensure exams and assessments are as fair as possible and we are working closely with the Department for Education, exam boards and groups representing teachers, schools and colleges, to carefully consider a range of possible measures.
“We will provide further information in the coming weeks.”’
I’m starting to teach Year 10 again next week, and really can’t decide what content to recap on/teach first. I wonder how long it will actually take to get a decision from Ofqual in ‘coming weeks’, and whether exam content will be scaled back?
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