Ofqual has put out for consultation its plans to adapt next year’s exams and assessment in light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
They propose adaptations to free up teaching time, plans in case of further public health safeguards, sampling of subject content and optional questions in some exams, changing the length of exams, and changing the exam timetable.
A number of adaptations are proposed to give teachers more teaching time, including removing the requirement to record the spoken language assessment in GCSE English language, allowing GCSE students to observe (rather than undertake) practical science work, and assessing art and design students on their portfolio alone.
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