Changes to awarding of GCSE, AS and A level: guide for teachers, student, parents & carers: summer 2020
Guidance for teachers, students, parents and carers following a decision to issue results using centre assessment grades or calculated results where higher.
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Changes to awarding of GCSE, AS and A level, Extended Project Qualification and Advanced Extension Award in maths – summer 2020
Ref: Ofqual/20/6676PDF, 204KB, 8 pages
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On 17 August 2020 we announced that students would be awarded either their centre assessment grade or the calculated grade, whichever is higher, for GCSEs, AS, A levels, the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Advanced Extension Award (AEA) in maths this summer.
We understand this has been a distressing time for students. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created circumstances no one could have ever imagined or wished for. We have taken this decision to remove as much stress and uncertainty for young people as possible – and to free up head teachers and teachers to work towards the important task of getting all schools open in 2 weeks.
This guidance aims to provide teachers, students, parents and carers with answers to some immediate questions about how grades are now being awarded in summer 2020.
Published 20 August 2020
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