Teacher assessments will replace GCSE and A-level exams this summer, Gavin Williamson confirms
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Mr Williamson told MPs that the Government will put its “trust in teachers, rather than algorithms”.
The Education Secretary acknowledged that exams are the “fairest way” of assessing what a student knows, but said the impact of the pandemic meant it was not possible to hold exams in the summer.
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Hide AdHis comments in the House of Commons came after the Government announced that schools and colleges in England would be closed until mid-February amid the new national lockdown.
The grading of GCSE and A-level students in England became a fiasco last summer when end-of-year exams were cancelled amid school closures.
Thousands of A-level students had their results downgraded from school estimates by a controversial algorithm, before Ofqual announced a U-turn, allowing them to use teachers’ predictions.
Williamson also revealed a support package for students learning remotely due to lockdown.