January A-level exam sittings to be scrapped
A-level students will only be able to take exams in the summer, with fewer chances to re-sit papers it has been announced today.
Under changes announced by Ofqual, which will apply to students starting AS and A level courses from September 2013, January exams will be scrapped.
The regulator said the move would address concerns over how many times students can sit exams, by cutting the number of re-sit opportunities.
The decision comes following a three-month consultation into A-level reform.
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