Boris Johnson: Government's exams plan a good 'compromise'
Telegraph, 25 Feb 2021
The Government's plan to replace summer exams with teacher assessment is "as good a compromise as we can come to", Boris Johnson has said.
The Prime Minister backed Gavin Williamson following last year's exams row, as he stressed the new plan was "durable", unlike those set out in the past.
On a visit to Accrington Academy in Lancashire on Thursday morning, Mr Johnson said: "In an ideal world we'd be continuing with exams as you normally have them, and the best place for kids is in the classroom and the best way to check on kids' progress is with normal exams.
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The Prime Minister backed Gavin Williamson following last year's exams row, as he stressed the new plan was "durable", unlike those set out in the past.
On a visit to Accrington Academy in Lancashire on Thursday morning, Mr Johnson said: "In an ideal world we'd be continuing with exams as you normally have them, and the best place for kids is in the classroom and the best way to check on kids' progress is with normal exams.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/02/25/lockdown-news-uk-schools-covid-test-exams-roadmap-vaccine-passports/
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