After other UK boards, Cambridge IGCSE, A-Levels now also ‘cancelled’ in UAE

After other UK boards, Cambridge IGCSE, A-Levels now also ‘cancelled’ in UAE

Dubai: UAE-based schools are well prepared to award "fair" final grades for students not sitting UK and IB board exams this year, educators said, now that Cambridge International has repotedly also cancelled its exams in the UAE On Tuesday, Tes (Times Education Supplement) said on its website that Cambridge International, which is one amongst other main UK boards, "confirmed the news in a statement sent to Tes". The statement reads: "Following a directive from the Ministry of Education in the UAE, cancelling all international exams, we will work with schools to ensure students entered for the June 2021 exam series can still receive grades using teacher assessment." It follows last week's announcement by the Ministry of Education that such UK and IB schools can use "alternative assessment methods" for the current academic year. The announcement came against the backdrop "changing circumstances" - with IGCSE and A-Level exams already being cancelled by most UK boards for the June series. The IB (International Baccalaureate) meanwhile is offering a "dual route" for the May exam session, meaning written exams will be held where possible. Otherwise, a combination of internal assessment coursework and teacher-predicted grades would be followed, where written exams are not possible.