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6.1.21
Dear Tallis Family,

You will have seen that the Secretary of State for Education has announced that the GCSE and A level exams will be largely replaced by teacher assessment. We’ll know more about how and when that is going to work when the two-week consultation period is over. I expect we’ll be clear by the end of January, which is a good timeframe, I think. I will, of course, keep you informed.

This announcement is very different from last year, when no work completed after the start of lockdown was taken into consideration in the Centre Assessed Grades. This means that it is even more important that all of our young people in year 11 and 13 participate and work hard during this lockdown. Teachers need to see their best possible work and engagement, so that we can make the right decisions when the time comes.

After careful consideration and in light of the on-going announcements with regards to L2 BTEC exams we have made the decision to postpone the February exams for Health & Social Care, Music, Travel & Tourism and Enterprise, for our Year 11 students.

Please do not be concerned about this delay, it means you will have more time to prepare for the assessment which will now take place in June.

If there are any further developments, we will let you know as soon as we can.

With thanks for your support

The Tallis Team

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