For the first time in two years, students are sitting exams across the UK - so what has changed?
Exams have been spaced by at least 10 days to reduce the chance of students missing all exams in a subject because of illness.Pupils have faced major disruption to their studies due to the pandemic so national governments and exams regulators have being working together to make sure to compensate candidates for lost learning.In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, most A-level and GCSE exams will begin on 16 May and run through until the end of June.
In Scotland, National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers started at the end of April and will finish on 1 June.Grades are being awarded in the usual way using external marking but the grade boundaries will be more lenient. The boundaries will be set at a mid-point between 2019, the last year exams were sat as normal, and grade levels from teacher assessments in 2021.
The more generous boundaries are designed to reflect the reality of learning during the last two years, and give an extra nudge to students who would otherwise just miss out on a higher grade. Results this year are likely to be higher than in 2019, but not as high as last year. It is expected that results will revert to pre-pandemic levels in 2023.Advance information about this year's exams has already been published.
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