Headteacher: Exams should be postponed till next year.

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This in the Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/cancel-this-years-gsce-and-a-levels

Not sure how this would be workable - would the pupils spend next year rehashing the syllabus and doing constant practice papers? Seems to be an awful lot of practical problems.

A-Levels I think is tricky but surely for GCSEs the simplest solution if exams can't be sat as normal is to use predicted grades. Schools have reams of data - 99% of parents know what their child's grade "ought" to be. The school's submissions would be checked against their normal results - it would be easy to spot any schools trying to cheat. The exams could also be offered in November so that anyone who thought they would have done much better in a "real" exam can sit them then - the numbers should be relatively small and manageable.

Anyone got any other ideas on how the situation could be managed?

Universities will fold without a new cohort. This is a stupid plan.

Wales GCSEs and A levels have been cancelled this summer.

He’s so upset, what is going to happen?

They need info, waffle, waffle.

Fuck, I have twins due to take A levels this year. I'm not sure they or I can take this

We need more info

Yes, we need to know the alternative asap. And so do the unis. DS has an offer at a uni that often over-offers because they ask for very high grades. If everyone gets their predicted high grades, who gets the places at uni?

DT1 has an offer with a "bribe" of £1k if they make the grades asked for and is not sure if they should go for them or a more local uni that has a lower offer. Who's going to make the first move?

DT2 has an offer from Cambridge, how will we know if they have a place?

Both of them have gone into their shells as they realise that Friday will now be their last day at school.

Exams are CANCELLED. ALL OF THEM.

This thread needs a big disclaimer at the top to avoid reading through the pointless discussion.

However much you claim to use "professional judgement", you have an emotional connection to those that you are grading and this will affect your score. It just will. And you will want to feel good about yourself and avoid any awkward discussions with disgruntled parents/ students so it cant be an accurate reflection.

Sit in may - june as planned. It's the best way.

Its far too late to "uncancel" them. Pupils have been told they won't be sitting them. You can't change that now.

www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced