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Changes to 2020-2021 school calendar in Spain

September 10, 2020

The pandemic has shifted Spain's academic calendar for the 2020-2021 year, announced by the Education Sector. Students will also have postponed entrance exams in all autonomous communities and later university enrollment dates.

Selectividad 2020: the most controversial exam

September 09, 2020

The 'Selectividad' exam have been more flexible, with greater optionality, due to the confinement suffered by students by the coronavirus pandemic. Aside from the flexibility during the pandemic, the exam has faced several controversies with changes to different parts of the exam.

BTec students begin receiving revised grades

September 09, 2020

BTec results were released and students will be receiving revised grades. Grading was delayed by Pearson due to recalculation after A-level and GCSE results were lowered that affected over 400,000 students.

The August SAT Is Cancelled For Nearly Half Of Students

September 09, 2020

Of the 402,000 students registered to take the SAT and SAT Subject Tests in August, nearly half will be unable to take the test for which they signed up because so many testing centers have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dutch scrap centralised school leaving exams, diplomas based on course work

September 09, 2020

Education Minister of Netherlands announced that central school leaving exams have been cancelled. This comes after secondary school organizations urged the government, saying that it is impossible to organize these exams in a safe way during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vocational and technical qualifications awarding for 2020

September 09, 2020

Full publications and press releases from the Government of United Kingdom relating to the changes of awarding vocational and technical qualifications in the academic year for 2019-2020. Ofqual has been working with awarding organizations to ensure alternative arrangements of over 14,000 qualifications.

School Reopening Plans, Province By Province

September 04, 2020

As schools resume across Canada in September, changes are being implemented province by province to protect students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister announced $2 billion in support for provinces and territories to ensure the safety of students and staff members throughout the school year.

COVID-19 and changes to postgraduate medical education in Canada

September 04, 2020

Postgraduate medical education in Canada drastically changed due to COVID-19. This article identifies key issues that medical schools and residents face in this new paradigm of medical education.

Ontario government cancels EQAO testing due to coronavirus outbreak

September 04, 2020

EQAO, the province’s standardized testing in Ontario, is cancelled for the 2019-20 school year amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Secondary School Literacy Test for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma has been waived for this graduation year.

Thanaweyya Amma exam results announced with 81.5% success rate

September 03, 2020

Minister of Education and Technical Education announced on Tuesday that the success rate for this year’s secondary school-leaving (Thanaweyya Amma) exams stands at 81.5%. This comes after a series of changes to precautionary anti-cheating measures and exam safety procedures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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