Government reveals how Sheffield student's GCSE and A-level results will be worked out

The government has revealed details about how GCSE and A-level grades will be calculated after school exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Under the plans, students will have the option to sit an exam early in September or summer 2021 if they want to, the Department for Education said.

New guidance says that exam boards will be asking teachers to submit judgments about the grades they think their students would have received if exams had gone ahead.

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Teachers will have to take into account "a range of evidence and data", such as mock exam results and other school work.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson  (Photo by Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson  (Photo by Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

This will be combined with information from "other relevant data", such as pupils' previous attainment, to calculate their grades.

The calculated grades will be "a best assessment" of the work students have put in, the Government said.

It added that "the aim is to provide these calculated grades to students before the end of July".

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The Department said it recognises that some students may feel disappointed that they have not been able to sit their exams.

"If they do not believe the correct process has been followed in their case they will be able to appeal on that basis," it said.

"In addition, if they do not feel their calculated grade reflects their performance, they will have the opportunity to sit an exam at the earliest reasonable opportunity, once schools are open again.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “My priority now is to ensure no young person faces a barrier when it comes to moving onto the next stage of their lives.”