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All GCSE and A-Level exams in East Lancashire have been cancelled for 2021 This summer’s GCSE and A-level exams in England have been cancelled. Exams regulator Ofqual and the Department for Education (DfE) will work together to consider how to grade pupils in a way that reflects their hard work, the department said. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is due to outline to MPs on Wednesday a package of support for young people following the closure of schools and college to all but vulnerable children and those of key workers. Ahead of the statement in the Commons, the DfE said it r...

The Department for Education said it recognises this is “an anxious time for students who have been working hard towards their exams”.

GCSE and A Level exams have been cancelled - Credit: PA Students will not be asked to take GCSE and A-level exams this year, the government has announced.  The news came just days after schools were forced to take learning online as part of the latest lockdown.   It will be the second year in which the exams have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Last year, there were concerns about the systems used to award pupils' grades.   However, education secretary Gavin Williamson said that teachers would help provide grades rather than algorithms.   “The department and Ofqual had a...

GCSE and A Level exams have been cancelled - Credit: PA Students will not be asked to take GCSE and A-level exams this year, the government has announced.  The news came just days after schools were forced to take learning online as part of the latest lockdown.   It will be the second year in which the exams have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Last year, there were concerns about the systems used to award pupils' grades.   However, education secretary Gavin Williamson said that teachers would help provide grades rather than algorithms.   “The department and Ofqual had a...

The Department for Education said it recognises this is “an anxious time for students who have been working hard towards their exams”.