This comes on the heels of a summer exams fiasco where thousands of students had their results downgraded
Schools in England are set to hold ‘rigorous’ mock exams this winter as part of a ‘plan B’ in case coronavirus disrupts testing for a second year., the mock results will then be used to assess a student’s grade if Covid-19 outbreaks impact their ability to sit the final exam or prepare for it.
Hamid Patel, chief executive of the Star academies trust, warned that ‘high-stakes assessments’ could create more challenges for students and said the process would need to be ‘carefully thought out’.
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