Too much time lost for exams next year, say head teachers in England as they call for reduced courses or open-book exams for next year's GCSEs and A-levels
They are also calling for more support for pupils' mental health when they return to school in the autumn.
He also said it would be"highly undesirable" if the lack of time to complete courses meant"reducing grade boundaries so low as to become meaningless". The exams regulator Ofqual said there would not be any reduction in the number of exams and suggested only a few changes, such as removing geography field trips or science practicals.
He warned that young people had"lost a huge chunk of face-to-face teaching time" and said the"very minor changes" proposed by Ofqual failed to"recognise the enormous pressure on schools and their pupils".
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