what mitigations have been allowed? no. eventually up and running, information about content, texts and topics from exam boards to help pupils revise without providing exact questions. so p has got a low light intensity. given the recent publication of what is going to be on the actual papers, i feel confident going into the real exam period. he wants to be a doctor the next three months of revision will be critical. for me, i need three as at least to get into the medicine degree i want to do. i think our last official exams were year six sats, so, very different stakes. abby wants to go to university in september and needs three bs to get onto a course but is worried about how much school she has missed and how much she has to revise. in english we ve only really had help in two of the topics that we do
and in northern ireland, students who are sitting exams with one of the largest exam boards out there are able to say they don t want to take one unit, if you are taking exams this summer, let me know what you think about the guidance being issued, do you think it will help, you can get in touch with me on twitter. and of course you can get in touch about any of the other stories we are covering today. french president emmanuel macron has said ahead of talks in moscow that he thinks a deal to avoid war in ukraine is possible and that it is legitimate for russia to raise its own security concerns. russia has massed troops on ukraine s border but denies planning to invade. moscow has made a string of demands, including that the nato defence
difficult for us to get supply for everyone. still quite nervous. yeah. here, they welcome the return of exams. for the past two years, gcses and a levels have been awarded using teacher assessed grades. last year was difficult for teachers, as well. there was a huge amount of work to ensure that students were given the grades that were fair. huge amounts from students and teachers in terms of gathering that evidence to begin with. numerous assessments taking place which then had to be marked, so i think everyone will welcome the opportunity to go back to exams, where a lot of that pressure and stress has been removed. exam boards will publish more details about the topics pupils can expect across different subjects, and say marking will be generous, but it won t lead to further grade inflation. the government says these plans recognise the disruption caused. for those preparing to take exams, so much depends on the next few months. there are still challenges ahead,
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so i think everyone will welcome the opportunity to go back to exams, where a lot of that pressure and stress has been removed. today, exam boards will publish more details about the topics pupils can expect across different subjects and say marking will be generous, but it won t lead to further grade inflation. the government says these plans recognise the disruption caused. for those preparing to take exams, so much depends on the next few months. there are still challenges ahead and pupils are hoping today s guidance will bring them closer to getting the grades they need. a plan to tackle the backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists has been delayed. details of the nhs england scheme were expected to be published today but it has now been paused after reports of a last minute intervention by the treasury. let s get more now from political correspondent chris mason. what is behind the delay? a bit of tension within government that is