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Parents hit out at extra mock exams for overworked pupils
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Feb 7, 2022
Mock feedback: A vital and highly rewarding process
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Jan 18, 2022
Grammar school is forced to reschedule mock A-Level exams after pupil ‘hacks’ computer network
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Jan 17, 2022
School refuses to tell GCSE pupils their mock exam grades
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Jan 11, 2022
Fears over school closures and exam chaos are hitting students’ motivation
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Dec 21, 2021
Vital mock exams face cancellation
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Dec 19, 2021
Mocks or not? Don’t keep our pupils in the dark
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Dec 7, 2021
Students in England to sit repeated mock A-levels and GCSEs, Ofqual says
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Nov 11, 2021
GCSEs 2022: Run 'exam condition' mocks, schools told
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Nov 11, 2021
GCSEs 2021: Should schools be running full mock exams?
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Apr 14, 2021
GCSEs 2021: Using mocks 'would compound disadvantage'
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Nov 3, 2020
Using mock exams as ‘back-ups’ could ‘compound’ disadvantage
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Nov 3, 2020
Grading fiasco: How DfE bounced Ofqual into mocks plan
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Oct 22, 2020
Mock exams 2020: 5 ways to prepare
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Oct 19, 2020
GCSEs: Mocks plan ‘makes mockery’ of allowing more time
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Oct 13, 2020
GCSEs 2021: Ofqual looking at multiple choice and mocks
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Oct 13, 2020
GCSEs 2021: Mocks plan warning as exam debate heats up
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Oct 11, 2020
‘Rigorous’ mock exams to be held in winter as ‘plan B’ for next year
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Oct 11, 2020
Government to propose strict winter mock exams to avoid repeating A-level chaos
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Oct 10, 2020
Ofqual: Williamson demand sent grading 'out of control'
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Sep 2, 2020
Ofqual publishes criteria for ‘valid’ mock exam appeals
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Aug 15, 2020
A-levels: Worcester College, Oxford, 'will honour offers' despite results
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Aug 14, 2020
In the news 14 August 2020
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Aug 14, 2020
Universities say A-level mock appeal pupils must defer
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Aug 14, 2020
The Guardian view on A-levels: ministers, not pupils, have failed | Editorial
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Aug 13, 2020
Why politicians’ mistake was seeking a perfect solution
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Aug 13, 2020
Exam results: Can I appeal my A-level results? And other questions
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Aug 13, 2020
A level results: Grades lower in 9 out of 10 SFCs
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Aug 13, 2020
Williamson: We spent 'considerable time' on mocks plan
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Aug 13, 2020
Sixth form colleges cry foul over standardisation as principals report problems with A-level results
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Aug 13, 2020
The government must address ‘inexplicable variations’ in sixth form colleges’ A-level results
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Aug 13, 2020
Mock, shock and appeal: your A-level crisis kit
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Aug 13, 2020
A-levels: How will grades be decided?
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Aug 13, 2020
Teens face A-level crisis after exam bosses admit they don’t have plan for appeals process
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Aug 13, 2020
A ‘triple lock’ on A-level results may sound sturdy but it has only added to the chaos
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Aug 13, 2020
School chiefs express alarm at plan to allow pupils to use their mock A-level results as final marks
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Aug 12, 2020
With five months to prepare, the A-level results fiasco is a scandal of the government’s own making
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Aug 12, 2020
Grade inflation would devalue A-level results of Covid generation, Education Secretary warns
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Aug 12, 2020
Exams 2020: Heads question mock exam ‘curveball’
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Aug 12, 2020
Ministers accused of 'creating a monster' by allowing pupils to use mocks to appeal A-level grades
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Aug 12, 2020
'Really disempowering': students reveal anxieties over A-level results
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Aug 12, 2020
Williamson apologises for school and exam disruption
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Aug 12, 2020
Results day 2020: 6 problems with mock exam grades
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Aug 12, 2020
Lack of guidance on mocks leaves schools 'in chaos'
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Aug 12, 2020
A-level results: 'Last-minute changes don't help us'
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Aug 12, 2020
Exam results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Q&A
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Aug 12, 2020
Universities and schools demand clarity for students over exam appeals
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Aug 12, 2020
Exam regulator ‘working urgently’ on A-Level appeal rules as Government accused of ‘panicked and chaotic response’ to results row
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Aug 12, 2020
Ministers accused of ‘trying to be sympathetic’ with ‘triple lock’ plan that lets students in England choose best grade
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Aug 12, 2020
A-level results appeal system won't be ready until next week as Tories face fury
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Aug 12, 2020
Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades”
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Aug 12, 2020
Disadvantaged pupils ‘worst affected’ by exam grading system despite mocks U-turn, unions warn
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Aug 12, 2020
A-level chaos: Students can’t just choose mock results
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Aug 12, 2020
Education minister Nick Gibb gives himself 'A minus' grade for handling of exams as it's revealed 40% of A-Level results will be revised
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Aug 12, 2020
Exams 2020: Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades”
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Aug 12, 2020
Triple lock for students ahead of A level and GCSE results - AoC responds
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Aug 12, 2020
The Sutton Trust responds to the Government’s announcement on A-level grades
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Aug 12, 2020
Response to the Secretary of State's announcement of 12 August 2020 about 2020 GCSE, AS and A level results
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Aug 12, 2020
ASCL comment on use of mock exam results in grading system
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Aug 12, 2020
Decision on A-level and GCSE appeals a ‘rolling disaster’, say teachers
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Aug 12, 2020
Ofqual: No mock A-level appeals details until next week
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Aug 12, 2020
40 per cent of A-level grades will be downgraded from predicted results, schools minister admits
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Aug 12, 2020
'Unreliable' mocks are open to cheats, teachers warn
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Aug 12, 2020
Keir Starmer condemns last-minute A-level changes in England
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Aug 12, 2020
A-level results changes explained as students use mock exams in 'triple lock'
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Aug 12, 2020
Students warn mock grades 'make mockery' of exams
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Aug 12, 2020
40% of A-level pupils will have their predicted grades changed – but they can still pick mock result
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Aug 12, 2020
‘We apologise to nobody’ – Gibb defends ‘eleventh-hour’ mocks change
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Aug 12, 2020
'No confusion' over last minute A-level and GCSE changes, claims schools minister
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Aug 12, 2020
'We apologise to nobody' for mocks change, says Gibb
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Aug 12, 2020
Nick Gibb insists exam result move is 'fair and robust' after criticism over 'panicked' 11th hour changes
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Aug 12, 2020
DfE sets out plans to allow disappointed exam students to use ‘valid mock grades’
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Aug 12, 2020
Exam results: What does the government’s ‘triple lock’ solution to school chaos actually mean?
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Aug 12, 2020
UK Government vows ‘triple lock’ for A-level results in bid to avoid repeat of Scottish exams fiasco
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Aug 12, 2020
Gavin Williamson has many questions to answer on his exam 'triple lock'
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Aug 12, 2020
UK Ministers move to prevent oncoming results storm
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Aug 12, 2020
A levels and GCSEs will need appeals for mocks to count
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Aug 12, 2020
‘Triple lock’ lets students in England choose best A-level or GCSE grade from 3 options to prevent Scottish-style fiasco
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Aug 12, 2020
Triple lock for students ahead of A level and GCSE results
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Aug 12, 2020
A-level students in England can use mock results amid exam criticism
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Aug 12, 2020
Pupils given second shot at success in A levels
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Aug 12, 2020
Mock A-level and GCSE grades to equal official results
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Aug 11, 2020
DfE sets out plans to allow disappointed exam students to use ‘valid mock grades’
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Aug 11, 2020
GCSE and A-level students can use mock results to apply for university and jobs
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Aug 11, 2020
GCSE and A-level students can use mock grades for university and job applications
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Aug 11, 2020
A-level students in England can use mock exam grades, government to announce
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Aug 11, 2020
Unhappy exam students can use mock exam results – reports
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Aug 11, 2020
Ministers bid to quell revolt over England A-levels by allowing mock exam results
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Aug 11, 2020
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says students can opt for marks they got in their mock exams
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Aug 11, 2020
A-Level and GCSE pupils to be able to use mock results or resit exams in autumn, government to announce
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Aug 11, 2020
Keep moderation for grades, headteachers and teachers in England say ahead of A-level and GCSE results day
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Aug 11, 2020
Private schools accused of exploiting loophole by setting new mock exams to boost predicted grades
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Apr 16, 2020
Bringing pupils into school to undertake assessments is unacceptable
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Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Pupils must not go to school to sit mocks
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Apr 16, 2020
How is it fair that dreaded mocks may be crucial?
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Mar 20, 2020
Kids to get GCSE and A Level results based on mocks and predicted grades after school shut down
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Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus: Schools collect mock GCSEs as contingency
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Mar 11, 2020
The problem with mocks
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Nov 25, 2019
GCSEs: Scrapping modules has led to more mocks
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Apr 29, 2019
GCSE reforms led to more mock exams, report warns
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Apr 29, 2019
GCSEs: how to recover from a poor set of mocks
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Feb 12, 2019
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