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GCSE & A Level tests to be set by exam boards this summer

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howitworks · 10/01/2021 15:40

Ds just told me that Ofqual are set to announce that students will take tests set by exam boards in the summer which will be marked by their teachers. They may be taken at home if school isn't back.

Ds is already super anxious about all of this, especially as his school are starting online mocks tomorrow which he says most of the year will cheat in (concerns were raised and many students have opted out, -including Ds - that's caused a whole load of stress for me in itself). Now he's starting to panic about online final exams.

What a bloody mess. The government shouldn't have cancelled exams until they knew what would replace them. They've had enough time to plan for this FGS.

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brownmunde · 10/01/2021 16:41

where is this info from? Ofqual are doing a two week consultation so it's unlikely anything will be announced before then. Sounds like a baseless rumour.

Revengeofthepangolins · 10/01/2021 16:49

There is various speculation in the papers but I agree that it is unlikely that there is even an outline actually set yet.

I think one just has to make sure that children know that isn’t a pens down moment like last year, so just keep doing the work set by school and try not to worry about what the plan will be until it emerges.

MrsChinamano · 10/01/2021 18:40

I agree with you all - best to just wait till they actually announce the final choice …
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PettsWoodParadise · 10/01/2021 19:30

Talk about moving the goalposts constantly for our poor DCs

I would not normally link to the Daily Mail but other versions seem behind a paywall, this link was supplied on the thread about our Y11s more generally so thanks to the poster there.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9131229/GCSE-level-pupils-face-tests-summer.html

Blackberrycream · 11/01/2021 22:14

Well, exams taken at home aren’t open to abuse....

Alex15 · 11/01/2021 22:48

Yes tbh I think this plan is dead on arrival as it is completely silly. We will see while I am aware they haven’t acted wonderfully of late I am convinced that the vast majority of people in both the DFE and ofqual aren’t daft

PettsWoodParadise · 13/01/2021 10:08

A bit more clarity, but still a few unknowns in this Schools Week article:
schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-williamson-sets-out-his-plan-for-replacing-exams-this-year/

52andblue · 13/01/2021 11:01

What a shambles!

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