GCSE Exams 2021
Awarding GCSE and equivalent Grades this summer. In January, the government announced that public examinations would not take place this year. On 15th January 2021, the Department for Education and Ofqual (the regulating body for examinations) published a public consultation document on alternative arrangements for awarding grades this year. Over 100,000 replies were received with more than three quarters coming from parents or carers and pupils. Overall, the responses supported the proposals made by Ofqual. On 25th February 2021, the decisions arising from the consultation were published.
Teacher assessments will replace examinations in summer 2021. This applies to assessments for GCSEs, AS and A-levels, as well as some vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs). Schools will submit grades to the examination boards; Following any necessary external quality assurance of schools, the examination boards will award the grades to the pupils.
Grades will be based on what pupils have been taught and not on the things they have missed. Teachers will be given clear guidance to support them in assessing their pupils. Examination boards will provide optional sets of questions for teachers to use to help them gather evidence. Teachers will be able to select groups of questions that reflect what their pupils have been taught.
Schools will submit grades to the examination boards by Friday 18th June 2021.
GCSE results day will be Thursday 12th August 2021.
GCSE results day will be Thursday 12th August 2021.
Revision Websites
Revision Timetable
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