Exams regulator Ofqual says it is going ahead with plans to stop speaking and listening from counting towards final grades.
It says the change is being made to protect standards, as there is no workable way to ensure the skills are being assessed consistently and fairly across all schools. See our main story here.
While the shake-up will only apply to papers set by examinations boards in England, it will have an impact on a significant number of pupils from the North.
Thousands of pupils take papers set by bodies other than the North’s exams board – the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) – every year.
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