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It’s been another big day for educational news… here’s everything you need to know from today’s announcement (1/12)
Let’s start with @ofqual: the chief regulator said that different qualifications would need different solutions, warning that “the way ahead is not straightforward” (2/12) https://www.tes.com/news/gcses-and-levels-21-exams-are-fairest-says-ofqual
Our news editor @wstewarttes shared why, regardless of today’s announcements, there are no easy answers for @gavinwilliamson and @educationgovuk (3/12) https://www.tes.com/news/gcses-2021-4-reasons-why-more-unfairness-inevitable
More colleges have taken the decision to cancel the January exam series for their students after @educationgovuk announced last night that it was up to institutions to decide whether they should go ahead (4/12) https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-btecs-more-colleges-move-cancel-january-exams
Btec students can sit their exams at a later date if they are unable to do them this month says @Pearson_UK (5/12) https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-btecs-students-can-sit-later-date-says-pearson
Colleges should not feel pressured to offer vocational exams this month – but should be able to continue to do so if they feel that is right, the education secretary said today (6/12) https://www.tes.com/news/btecs-williamson-refuses-u-turn-january-exams
In his speech to the Commons today, @gavinwilliamson has said @educationgovuk has learned lessons from the problems with exams, remote learning and FSM during the last lockdown (7/12) https://www.tes.com/news/williamson-we-have-learned-lessons-covid-crisis
. @gavinwilliamson also indicated that teacher-assessed grades will be used for the second year in a row, but without an algorithm this time around (8/12) https://www.tes.com/news/gcses-2021-plan-teacher-grades-no-algorithms
In a controversial move @gavinwilliamson has said that parents can report schools to @Ofsted if they are unhappy with their children's remote learning during the national lockdown (9/12) https://www.tes.com/news/parents-can-report-schools-ofsted-remote-learning
#Sats are cancelled this year as well (10/12) https://www.tes.com/news/sats-2021-tests-cancelled-year-says-williamson
Headteachers' union @ASCL_UK have expressed frustration that there is not “an off-the-shelf Plan B ready to go” following the cancellation of exams this year (11/12) https://www.tes.com/news/gcses-2021-why-isnt-plan-b-ready-yet-ask-heads
And if you want a round up of our round up: here are the key announcements from @gavinwilliamson’s speech (12/12) https://www.tes.com/news/exam-gcses-alevels-williamson-todays-announcement
