Wales qualifications body urges scrapping of next year's exams https://ift.tt/328P5ev Sally Weale Education correspondent Welsh government told there should be no GCSE and AS-level exams, and single paper for A-levels Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The independent regulator of qualifications in Wales has recommended that all timetabled exams should be scrapped next summer, apart from a single paper for each A-level subject, as schools continue to grapple with disruption due to Covid. Qualifications Wales (QW) told the Welsh government there should be no timetabled exams for GCSEs and AS-levels, and that grades should be awarded based on coursework and a set of external assessments taken during the year. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J October 29, 2020 at 02:01AM

Welsh government told there should be no GCSE and AS-level exams, and single paper for A-levels

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The independent regulator of qualifications in Wales has recommended that all timetabled exams should be scrapped next summer, apart from a single paper for each A-level subject, as schools continue to grapple with disruption due to Covid.

Qualifications Wales (QW) told the Welsh government there should be no timetabled exams for GCSEs and AS-levels, and that grades should be awarded based on coursework and a set of external assessments taken during the year.

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