GCSEs and A-Levels are little more than a month away but pupils left high and dry by teacher strikes are unlikely to receive special compensation or extra marks from exam boards.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), which represents the UK's eight biggest exam boards, said there would not be extra marks for pupils who missed lessons because of 'staff shortages'.
Teachers union chiefs have been squaring up to the Government over what they have called an 'insulting' offer of a £1,000 bonus and 4.5 per cent rise.
In return, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said teachers will lose the bonus and guarantee of the pay rise if they reject the offer when voting closes on Sunday.
The JCQ has not made any provision for strikes in its guidance and said 'staff shortages' that affect how well a pupil does or how they prepare for an exam would not mean extra marks.
