UCAC’s concerns about external assessments this summer

15 January 2021

Yesterday, UCAC wrote to Qualifications Wales to express serious concerns about any attempt to administer external assessments instead of exams before the end of the school year.

UCAC strongly believes that an announcement is urgently needed to confirm this summer’s arrangements, following the cancellation last week of the internal assessment element. These new arrangements must be absolutely concrete, and able to withstand the worst case scenario in terms of school closures over the coming weeks and months.

We favour a system that relies on teacher assessments on the basis of a variety of evidence, with standardisation within and between schools to provide confidence, credibility and consistency to grades.

The letter is available here.