AQW 9693/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 04/11/2020
Answered On Date: 12/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 7021/17-22, (i) for an update on the result of discussions between his Department and CCEA regarding qualification specifications and exams for academic year 2020/21; and (ii) when a final decision will be made on the provision of such.

Answer:

On 9 October, I publicly announced changes to the delivery of GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in 2020/21 and wrote to all school leaders, parents and young people to provide clarity on the changes announced. Details of these changes are set out in addendums to each qualification specification which can be found on the CCEA website.

On 6 November, I agreed adaptions to a further five GCSES to ensure that pupils are assessed on a minimum of 60% of the overall qualification. This decision has also been communicated to schools and CCEA will now work with schools to provide more information at a centre level as quickly as possible.