UK exam board confirms summer iGCSEs and A-Levels cancelled in UAE

UK exam board confirms summer iGCSEs and A-Levels cancelled in UAE

A British board that grades thousands of high school pupils across the UAE has cancelled all summer exams.

Cambridge International confirmed that iGCSEs and IA-Level exams will not go ahead in June.

The board said the decision was taken after talks with the UAE's Ministry of Education.

It followed an announcement last week from the ministry that "alternative assessment methods" were being offered to international schools.





We will work with schools to ensure students entered for the June 2021 exam series can still receive grades using teacher assessment

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