Exam boards will not set grade boundaries for GCSE English and English Language assessments in January 2013, Ofqual has confirmed.
The exams watchdog said this week that only raw marks will be available after next January's exams, with all work on setting standards and grading to be carried out following the June 2013 exams.
It means that "no grades or other information about aggregate performance" will be issued for the January 2013 exams or controlled assessments until June 2013 assessments have been marked.
Awards for both January and June assessments will be made at the same time, meaning that if a student "cashes in" all their units during the January season, their final grade will still not be released until August.
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