Teachers' estimated grades will be used to replace cancelled GCSEs and A-levels in England this summer, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.
Next summer's A-levels and GCSEs in England are going ahead - but with some reduced content and a start date pushed back by three weeks.
Pressure is mounting on ministers to let teacher-assessed grades stand in England to avoid a second wave of exams chaos hitting GCSE results this week.
Parents need clear advice ahead of exam season, as it is likely to overlap with the predicted peak in UK coronavirus cases, head teachers say.
The number of cheating incidents in GCSE and and A-level exams has more than doubled in the past five years. New figures from Northern Ireland's exams body show the number of penalties issued for malpractice increased from 55 in 2014 to 115 in 2018.This area is for people to post and view discussions. You can use the the tabs at the top of the page to filter the discussion to the topics you want.
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GCSE and A-level pupils could sit mini exams to aid grading
A-level, AS and GCSE students in England could be asked to sit mini external exams to help teachers with their assessments after formal exams were cancelled last week.
In a letter to the exams regulator, Ofqual, Education Secretary Gavin Willia
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