Staff at exam board AQA are planning to strike over pay on A-level results day, as schools minister Will Quince hits out at “scaremongering” from their union over disruption claims.
The 180 workers, including results managers, heads of curriculum and customers service staff, will stage a five-day walkout from 17 August to 21 August.
The union has suggested that “thousands” of teenagers trying to contact AQA on A-level results day, Thursday August 18, could face difficulties getting through as a result.
But the exam board has again rebutted disruption claims, emphasising that results would not be delayed and that “robust contingency plans” were in place.
