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18/05/2021
Minister Warns Return Of Exams Will Not Be 'Business As Usual'
Northern Ireland's Education Minister has announced the return of GCSE and A-Level examinations next year, however he warned it would not be "business as usual".
Mr Weir said that there would be significant reductions in assessment across a range of qualifications.
Speaking in the Assembly Mr Weir said: "I am announcing a roadmap for a return to public examinations for all CCEA Qualifications in 2022. A planned return to public examinations is not, however, a return to business as usual.
"I am mindful of the need to consider our young people’s mental health and well-being; the many difficulties they have faced with great resilience; and the significant disruption to their learning during not one but two academic years.
"In light of this, I have decided that young people will have significantly fewer examinations next year and I am announcing a package of significant reductions in assessment across the range of CCEA qualifications."
A unit of study will be omitted from the vast majority of GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications in 2022. Unit omissions will also be applied across CCEA Entry Level, Occupational Studies and Vocationally Related qualifications.
Mr Weir said that there would be significant reductions in assessment across a range of qualifications.
Speaking in the Assembly Mr Weir said: "I am announcing a roadmap for a return to public examinations for all CCEA Qualifications in 2022. A planned return to public examinations is not, however, a return to business as usual.
"I am mindful of the need to consider our young people’s mental health and well-being; the many difficulties they have faced with great resilience; and the significant disruption to their learning during not one but two academic years.
"In light of this, I have decided that young people will have significantly fewer examinations next year and I am announcing a package of significant reductions in assessment across the range of CCEA qualifications."
A unit of study will be omitted from the vast majority of GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications in 2022. Unit omissions will also be applied across CCEA Entry Level, Occupational Studies and Vocationally Related qualifications.
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