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UAE schools: IGCSE, A-level exams officially cancelled Nandini Sircar/Dubai File photo UK-curriculum schools in the UAE are working closely with exam regulators on the next steps that must be taken. It s official: IGCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled, a UK board announced today, replacing the exams with teacher-assessed grades (TAGs). The announcement was made by OxfordAQA, one of the largest UK-curriculum examination boards. Principals of UK-curriculum schools in Dubai had earlier anticipated that these exams would likely be reviewed or cancelled as they awaited official instructions from the exam regulator. The cancellation of exams comes after the UK entered its third national lockdown since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, from January 4 until February 15, with schools and colleges closed in many parts of the UK. ....
Dubai: British curriculum exams, including IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) and A-level exams, this May and June have been cancelled and will be replaced with teacher-assessed grades (TAGs), OxfordAQA, one of the largest British curriculum examination boards, confirmed on Thursday. Sadie Visick, managing director of OxfordAQA, said: “We have taken this difficult decision in order to end the uncertainty following the recent announcement of the cancellation of exams in England by the UK Government. “OxfordAQA’s international GCSE and A-level exams are benchmarked to UK standards, and maintaining fairness and consistency in the grades provided to all students, in all countries around the world, is a priority for us. Regrettably, it has become clear that it will not be possible for exams to be held everywhere in May/June 2021, because of the continued impact of coronavirus,” he underlined. ....