Wales Scraps School Exams for Next Year

Wales Scraps School Exams for Next Year
A teacher adjusts the envelopes containing his pupils GCSE results on Aug. 23 2007 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The government in Wales has announced that A-Level and GCSE pupils next year will not have to sit exams.

Education Minister Kirsty Williams on Nov. 10 said that in place of the exams, pupils will be graded through teacher-managed assessments in the classroom.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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