The exams regulator is facing an outcry from teachers and professionals after it confirmed plans to stop speaking and listening assessments from counting towards final grades in GCSE English and English language.
Despite chief regulator Glenys Stacey admitting the move would hit students who have already completed their first year of study, Ofqual confirmed its intention to go ahead in a statement last week.
The move is also being made despite 92 per cent of respondents to Ofqual’s consultation on the issue disagreeing with the removal of speaking and listening marks from grades.
An open letter from the Communication Trust and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists this week said the move was “wrong” and would have a ”negative impact on pupils”.
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