UAE pupils told A-levels and GCSE tests to go ahead as London plans to use mock exam results – The National

UAE pupils told A-levels and GCSE tests to go ahead as London plans to use mock exam results – The National

UAE pupils told A-levels and GCSE tests to go ahead as London plans to use mock exam results. Fears new assessments will hit ethnic minority and poorer students the hardest. The announcement raised concerns for UAE students who, according to the latest advice, will still have to sit the exams but face new risks of being unfairly assessed when applying for university places.. On Friday, the government issued new guidance advising 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.. My priority now is to ensure no young person faces a barrier when it comes to moving onto the next stage of their lives.". I want to reassure students that universities will be flexible and do all they can to support and ensure progress to higher education". It said: "Cambridge International exams - including Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge O Level, Cambridge International AS & A Level, Cambridge AICE Diploma - are separate from the exams mentioned by the UK government.. "Cambridge International exams will go ahead outside the UK in countries where schools are open or exams can be held safely.. "For schools in England