Wales has cancelled GCSE'S and A Levels 2021 exams

November 10, 2020 BBC has published through Government of Whales website that Exams of 2021 series have been cancelled for GCSE'S and A Levels. 

Wales has recently opened its schools for blended learning. Yet the time constraint on curriculum completion has made the government to decide cancellation of external exams. The Minister of Education has expressed satisfaction on this decision whether adding to the news that this will help in completion of syllabi without study leave. Exams would externally set but administered by the teachers in second half of Spring term of 2021 session. 

For more information see details at

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54888376

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