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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Busby

SHOCKING: Ofqual data significantly overstated number of pupils given extra exam time | Mind Blowing Facts

Schools and colleges apply to exam boards for access arrangements (PA) - (PA Archive)

The number of pupils in England reported to have been given extra time in their exams was significantly overstated, the exams regulator has admitted.

Ofqual has announced it is withdrawing a decade’s worth of statistics on pupils being granted special access arrangements in their GCSEs, AS and A-level exams after identifying issues with the data.

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