Additional help for students taking exams in summer 2022: accessible postcard
Published 7 February 2022
Applies to England
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An unprecedented package of support for students taking exams this year
Summer exams for GCSEs, AS and A levels will be taking place in 2022 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Ofqual and the Department for Education recognise the difficulties students may have faced during the pandemic, and changes have been made to this year’s arrangements to help students.
An unprecedented package of support has been put in place for students. Advance information will help them focus their revision. Exam boards have provided advance information for exams in most subjects. Students will have a choice of topics or content in some other GCSE subjects. Exam boards will also provide a formulae sheet and an updated equation sheet that students will have in their GCSE maths, physics and combined science exams.
This advance information will also help teachers manage revision time in the lead-up to exams. In addition, more generous grading will provide a safety net for students.
Generous grading
Exams will be graded more generously this year providing a safety net for students.
Changes to coursework
Non-exam assessment and fieldwork requirements adjusted, with flexibility in some subjects.
Optional content
There will be less content or fewer topics for students to learn in some GCSEs.
Support materials
Students will get formulae and equation sheets in some exams and won’t have to memorise as much.
Advance information
Exam boards will give information on the focus of exams for most subjects to help students revise.
Further information
Find out more about these changes at ‘Subject-by-subject support for GCSE, AS and A level students in 2022’.