The education secretary made an “absolute commitment” yesterday that exams would go ahead this month and during the summer despite the spread of Omicron.
Nadhim Zahawi acknowledged that the next two weeks would be “bumpy” in terms of staff absences but said contingency plans would be in place.
He told Sky News: “My absolute commitment is that exams are going ahead both this January and for the summer, for GCSEs and A-levels, but we’re putting in mitigations to make sure that we recognise who have had their education disrupted.”
Vocational and technical exams are scheduled for this month and the government wants to avoid cancelling GCSEs and A-levels for a third year.
At one point Zahawi appeared to suggest that this year’s GCSEs and A-level
