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CIE say that they will be: “…..working with schools to assess students’ achievements using the best available evidence. Students will receive a grade and a certificate from Cambridge International, given the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their programmes of study. This will ensure that students do not face disadvantage, as a result of these extraordinary circumstances. We will provide guidance to schools on how students will receive those grades. We are talking to universities worldwide, and they are factoring these unprecedented circumstances into admissions decisions, so students can continue with their educational journeys as soon as possible.” Clearly this is very distressing news for many students, particularly those in Form 5 and Form 6. We would like to reassure you that we will do everything we can to ensure that students are awarded grades which accurately reflect their hard work, knowledge and skills. However, we are aware that many students would in factprefer to sit for an examination in October/November. We will be making plans in the coming weeks to make this possible and will advise you about these arrangements in due course.

We are currently awaiting further information from CIE about how the process of awarding grades will be undertaken and indeed, what information they will require from us, to assist them in deciding the grades to award. As we go through the process of providing this information to CIE next term, it is important that students in Form 5 and Form 6 remain registered with us. Form 5 students and Form 6 students will be provided with on-line work in the coming weeks.