by Nathan McGurl | Jun 4, 2021 | 2021 Exams, Podcasts
In ‘normal times’, exams can be a cause of stress and anxiety for students. Even those students who have studied and you’d think are well prepared are subjected to the mounting pressure. In fact, these abnormal times are no different. Exams have been...
by Nathan McGurl | May 24, 2021 | 2021 Exams, Podcasts
The pandemic has resulted in cancelled exams for hundreds of thousands of pupils across the UK. In their place, we have Teacher Assessed Grades; where teachers are using their professional and holistic judgment to determine the level that a student is performing at....
by Nathan McGurl | May 12, 2021 | 2021 Exams, articles
[section label=”About: Intro” padding=”0px”] [row padding=”60px 60px 40px 60px”] [col span=”8″ span__sm=”12″ span__md=”8″ margin=”-100px 0px 0px 0px” bg_color=”#273647″...
by Nathan McGurl | Apr 1, 2021 | 2021 Exams
Students who haven’t studied with an exam centre can now find somewhere to assess their work and award them a grade. Following the decision to cancel the summer 2021 exams, Ofqual announced that in place of the terminal exam they would rely wholly on teacher...
by Nathan McGurl | Mar 31, 2021 | 2021 Exams
Help and guidance on grading pupils who should have been sitting their GCSE or A Levels exams in the summer 2021 sitting has been published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). Following the announcement by Government that exams wouldn’t take place,...
by Nathan McGurl | Mar 4, 2021 | 2021 Exams, Podcasts
In many subjects, it all hinges on the final exam. Many see them as the culmination of 2 or 3 years worth of study. And, of course, they are often source of great anxiety and often huge relief when they’re finished. However, just like last year, the class of...
