GCSE and A-level pupils will be told what is on their exam papers in advance and will be 'marked more generously' next summer, it has been revealed. According to plans expected to be unveiled by the Department for Education and the exams regulator, students whose teaching time was disrupted will be treated differently. Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of GCSE students are also expected be told their exam topics in advance. GCSE and A-level pupils will be told what is on their exam papers in advance and will be 'marked more generously' next summer, it has been revealedThere had been speculation that GCSE exams in England would be cancelled all together, following the examples set in Wales and Scotland. Next year exam boards will have to tell schools which subject areas will be covered in GCSE and A-level papers so teachers can prepare pupils to answer particular questions.

Source: Daily Mail November 29, 2020 00:50 UTC