GCSE and A-Level exams in England have been cancelled, the government confirmed on Tuesday night.
Exams regulator Ofqual and the Department for Education will work to consider how to grade pupils in a way that reflects their hard work, MailOnline reports.
Gavin Williamson is due to outline to MPs on Wednesday a package of support for young people as schools and colleges close.
Ahead of the statement in the Commons, the DfE said it recognises this is ‘an anxious time for students who have been working hard towards their exams’.
It added: ‘The government position is that we will not be asking students to sit GCSE and A’ Levels.
‘Working alongside Ofqual, the department will consult on how to award all pupils a grade that reflects the hard work they’ve done and will continue to do.’
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Asked if its position meant all GCSE and A Levels in England were being cancelled, the DfE said it had no further comment.
It comes after Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, failed to guarantee all pupils in England will be back in school classrooms before the summer holidays.
Meanwhile MailOnline has been inundated with emails from worried parents and students over the classroom chaos.
In a televised address on Monday announcing England’s third lockdown, Mr Johnson acknowledged shutting schools meant ‘it’s not possible or fair for all exams to go ahead this summer, as normal’.
In a statement, Mr Williamson said: ‘It is now vital that we support our young people at home, including making sure all students are receiving the best possible remote education, and that those students who were due to take exams can still progress to their next stage of education or training.’
The process will mean pupils are likely to be waiting weeks – if not months – for a plan although it is strongly suspected grades allotted by teachers will play a crucial role.
It is believed civil servants are in favour of building on the successful aspects of last year’s grading operation, while steering well clear of ‘mutant algorithms’ or unfairness.
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