Decision on whether to delay next year's GCSEs and A-level exams expected 'very soon'
A decision on whether to delay next year's GCSE and A-level exams will be made"very soon", schools minister Nick Gibb has said.
He said the decision would be made with exam boards and the regulator, and take other UK nations into account.For many, it will be their first time in the classroom since March. On Monday, shadow education secretary Kate Green said students starting Year 11 and 13 in September had"a mountain to climb", having missed months of schooling.Mr Gibb said the government had to consider the time needed for exam marking and the university admissions process in making its decision.
Pushed on whether an answer would come by October, Mr Gibb added:"It will be very soon because we know schools need to know the answer to this question."
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