The DfE announced on Friday 20 March that this summer exam series, including A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications, and all primary assessments, have been cancelled to help fight to stop the spread of coronavirus. Further details on how grades will be awarded to students and how Ofqual is working to develop and set out a process for this is available here. Ofqual have released a short statement to say they are working with exam boards and teachers’ representatives to develop their proposals and that they will provide more detail in the coming days. Some sector response to this news can be read here.
This article states that some schools in the UK are investigating the use of unregulated exams for their students.