Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Exams: Covid-19 (e-petitions) - Oct 12
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 08:22
Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab):...What plans do the
Government have to address the matter? As my hon. Friend the Member
for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves) has pointed out, five
education unions have come up with a proposal for awarding GCSE, AS
and A-level grades in 2021. Together, the ASCL the National
Association of Head Teachers, the NASUWT, the National Education
Union and the National Governance Association have set out
recommendations that include commissioning an...Request free trial
(Wirral West) (Lab):...What plans do the Government
have to address the matter? As my hon. Friend the Member for
Lewisham West and Penge () has
pointed out, five education unions have come up with a proposal for
awarding GCSE, AS and A-level grades in 2021. Together, the
ASCL the National Association of Head
Teachers, the NASUWT, the National Education Union and the National
Governance Association have set out recommendations that include
commissioning an independent review of what happened this year to
learn from when planning what to do next year, and publishing
contingency plans as soon as possible to outline how students who
are unable to sit exams in the summer, or whose education is
significantly disrupted, will nevertheless receive robust, reliable
grades next year. What assessment have the Government made of the
unions’ recommendations?
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