School students taking their GCSE and A-levels could be asked to take 'mini-exams' to help determine their grades, according to reports. Exam boards could write the slimmed down papers, which students ...

Pupils should not be forced to take 'mini-exams' this summer and teachers should award grades based on a combination of coursework, mock exams and teacher assessments, a headteachers' union has said.

Students should not be expected to take “mini-exams” to help teachers with their grading judgments after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled, a headteachers’ union has said. The ...

STUDENTS who were due to sit their GCSE and A-level exams this summer could sit ‘mini exams’ at home instead, with results day brought forward to July. Exams watchdog Ofqual published plans yesterday ...

Teachers will be able to use questions set by exam boards to help determine A-level and GCSE grades for students in England - but they will be optional as the government tries to avoid "mini-exams" ...

The government on Thursday granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the British Council to hold "mini exams" for O Level students from July 26 till August 6. The news about the NOC was announced by ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...