The Department for Education last night said there may be a "short delay" to the exam timetable - but insisted they will go ahead. The government said plans were being drawn up recognising the "considerable disruption" students have endured in the past six months. (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)In a statement the DfE said: “There are a range of measures proposed by Ofqual following a public consultation, including a possible short delay to the exam timetable and subject-specific changes to reduce pressure on teaching time." Writing in the Times, Sir David Eastwood, from the University of Birmingham, and Sir Chris Husbands, from Sheffield Hallam University, argued that it would be "simply wrong" to make sixth form students sit exams rather than focusing on lessons. The plans will be debated as part of a motion to be put forward by the NEU at its online conference on Saturday.

Source: Daily Mirror October 02, 2020 02:33 UTC