Exam board WJEC has apologised after four pages were left out of an A-level exam leaving candidates without questions about texts they had studied. When students opened the papers for their English language and literature A-level on June 7 they were stunned to find expected questions on three Shakespeare plays weren't there.
Distraught candidates were left in tears and teachers said they had a moment of horror believing they had taught the wrong texts. The Association of School and College Leaders said candidates had been “let down” and the WJEC should have ensured the first exam papers for three years were correct.
In a letter to school exam officers the WJEC apologised and said it would take action to ensure candidates were not disadvantaged. A total of 730 candidates entered the exam, according to data from regulator Qualifications Wales. The error has knocked the confidence of pupils worried about how it will affect their results and is an added blow after years of Covid disruption to their education, parents and teachers said. The mistake follows complaints about the A-level maths paper.
